SCARCE MID-19TH CENTURY SCO TT ISH ANTIQUE STAVED MAHOGANY & MAPLE HARDWOOD, LATHE- TURNED, VERTICALLY STRIPED, BULBOUS, ROUTERED, BARREL-SHAPED WALL HANGING SALT BOX, with CARVED, RETICULATED BACKSPLASH, FEATURING. Stamped illegibly on baseplate:’Kenster Schulz Jannu? 24 April, 18(6 or 8)0. Mid-late 19th century Sco tt ish antique lathe-turned & hand carved, mixed wood hanging salt boxes, wood kitchen accessories & treenware. 9 1/2″ Height x 5″ Width x 5 3/4 Height (without handle). Weight: 14.8 oz. Offered for your review and consideration is this quite well-preserved mid to late 19th century Sco tt ish antique staved mahogany and maple hardwood treenware wooden hanging salt box for mounting on a wall in a kitchen or pantry, used to hold the essential preservative, salt, which was an indispensable product used to keep foods, from otherwise spoiling in early Ame ri can homes, predating refrigeration. The bulbous, barrel-shaped, lathe-turned body is made of vertical pieces of staved chestnut colored mahogany and honey colored maple hardwoods. The top of the body has a wire hinged carved wooden lid, attached to the carved wood backsplash at the lid’s rear heel, held to the rear top of the barrel body by wire looped hinges, on which the wooden lid pivots up and down. The lid has an interior carved ring. It’s devoid of fractures or depreciating loss. The wood backsplash has a ringed, reticulated wall mounting hole where it would be hung on a wall fastener. Nice, warm, mellow honey and amber wood colors and original, honest surfaces. A great antique primitive artifact, once omnipresent and a mainstay in early Ame ri can kitchens and pantries. Good to Very Good overall antique condition. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Decorative Collectibles\Boxes, Jars & Tins”. The seller is “modsanctuary” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Mahogany & maple staved hardwood: Wire hinged lid
• Primitive: Rustic, farmhouse antiques
• Style: Rustic/Primitive
• Age: 1850-1899
• Maker: Unknown Scottish maker
• Material: Wood
• Original/Reproduction: Original
• Found in southern New Hampshire: Found in New England
• Type: Boxes
• Featured Refinements: Wood Box
• Scotland: United Kingdom
• Authentic: Original
• Staved wood sidewalls: Carved wooden hinged lid
• Usually hung on wall in kitchen/pantry: Antique primitive salt box
• 100% original antique condition: Untouched & undisturbed
• Bulbous, barrel form body: W/horizontal, carved, ‘V-groove’ rings
• Contained salt: Often used for preservation of foodstuffs
• Color: 2-tone wood color
• Mahogany: Maple
• Small, looped wire lid hinges: Estate fresh & new to the marketplace
• Reticulated, carved wooden backsplash: Ringed hanging hole for wall mounting
• Treenware: Salt box
• Lathe-turned barrel body: Hand carved wood backsplash
• Stamped with possible proprietary mark: Stamped on baseplate
• Primary Material: Wood
• Stamped ‘Kenster Schulz Jannu? on base: 24 April, 18(6 or 8)0
• Country/Region of Origin: United Kingdom