A Scarce Black Painted English Oak Shipwright’s Caulking Tool Box c.1880 sub-Art & Sculpture It was first brought to

It was first brought to Russia in 1535 as a substitute for musk

They also have chipped losses all over which make them decorative

a daughter's coming out - fancy dress was the theme of choice

All three bottles would make charming and welcome additions to those looking for a rather lurid and unusual decorative effect or alternatively for the serious collector

A Scarce Black Painted English Oak Shipwright’s Caulking Tool Box c.1880 sub-Art & Sculpture It was first brought toOrigin: English Period: Late Victorian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1880 90 Width: 14 Depth: 6 Height: 12 The Interior: 12. 5 wide x 4. 5 deep x 9 high The black painted English oak shipwrights caulking box, displaying an attractive patination to the whole, having the original iron carrying ring handle to one flank, the lockable shaped seat top left unpainted to show the wooden grain, opening to reveal a vacant storage space, and stamped G. F. JACKMAN