SCARCE FIRST NATIONAL STORES INC., 'MILLBROOK CLUB,' SOMERVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS & EAST HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT EARLY to MID-20TH CENTURY AMERICAN VINTAGE RED & BLACK, TWO COLOR INK STAMPED WOOD BOX SODA ADVERTISING SHIPPING CRATE, featuring UNLACQUERED, ORIGINAL DRY, MATTE WOOD SURFACES, ALL ORIGINAL INK, CUT-OUT, BUILT-IN SIDE LIFTING/CARRYING HANDLES, WOOD PLANK FLOOR, NAILED CORNERS with NAILED TIN REINFORCING CORNER STACKING STRIPS, FOUND in SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE

[For sale is this quite scarce early to mid 20th century American antique First National Stores, Inc., 'Millbrook Club' of both Somerville, Massachusetts & East Hartford, Connecticut, rustic bottled soda wood box advertising shipping crate. It features two-color, red & black ink stamped sidewall graphic iconography, with nailed corners, a wood plank floor, all wood construction & nailed tin reinforcing corner edge, stacking strips. It hasn't been previously lacquered & still has its original, naturally aged, dry, matte wood finish with aged wood color & old wood patina. The two-color, red & black ink stamping is all original & hasn't been enhanced or 'in-painted.' The typography is clear & crisp & not only appears on both the exterior long & short sidewalls but also on the interior sidewalls. The wood box crate hasn't been dusted or rinsed with cold water. There may be, as a result, some surface dust still lingering on its finish. We haven't touched it, hoping the buyer would see how completely original, authentic & untouched it still is. Very scarce. From the once hard-scrabble neighborhoods of Somerville, MA & East Hartford, CT comes this blast from New England's once noted & illustrious carbonated & soda bottling past. Great.]

(Circa 1930-1950)

Early to mid-20th century American early mercantile advertising & ink stamped wood box soda shipping crates

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 DIMENSIONS: 

10 ½" Height x 18 ½" Width x 11 ½" Depth

 Weight: 7 lbs. 11 oz.

 DESCRIPTION: 

For sale is this quite scarce early to mid 20th century American antique First National Stores, Inc., 'Millbrook Club' of both Somerville, Massachusetts and East Hartford, Connecticut, rustic bottled soda wood box advertising shipping crate. It features two-color, red and black ink stamped sidewall graphic iconography, with nailed corners, a wood plank floor, all wood construction and nailed tin reinforcing corner edge, stacking strips. It hasn't been previously lacquered and still has its original, naturally aged, dry, matte wood finish with aged wood color and old wood patina. The two-color, red and black ink stamping is all original and hasn't been enhanced or 'in-painted.' The typography is clear and crisp and not only appears on both the exterior long and short sidewalls but also on the interior sidewalls. The wood box crate hasn't been dusted or rinsed with cold water. There may be, as a result, some surface dust still lingering on its finish. We haven't touched it, hoping the buyer would see how completely original, authentic and untouched it still is. Very scarce. From the once hard-scrabble neighborhoods of Somerville, MA and East Hartford, CT comes this blast from New England's once noted and illustrious carbonated beverage and soda bottling past. Great.

 CONDITION:

Good to Very Good overall vintage condition