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- Size: Medium
- Department: Adult
- Wooden lid has affixed paper label: Lid label has figurative iconography
- Estate fresh: New to the marketplace
- Custom Bundle: No
- 100% original antique condition: Untouched & undisturbed
- Found in southern New Hampshire: Found in New England
- Item Height: 9\
- American: Antique
- Mid-19th century: Post-US Civil War
- (Patent 1871) Dated on or afterwards: Dry, matte original finish
- Item Width: 11 ¾\
- Not previously lacquered or varnished: All original surfaces (w/no additions)
- Wire hinged wooden lid: All four (4) sidewalls are paper covered
- Closure Type: Wire hinged lid
- Type: Wood box advertising shipping crate
- Color: Multicolor
- Year Manufactured: 1871
- Occasion: All Occasions
- Item Weight: 2 lbs. 8 oz.
- Brand: American Chemical MGF Co. Stove Polish
- Time Period Manufactured: 1850-1899
- Era: Victorian (1837-1900)
- Shape: Rectangle
- Handmade: Yes
- Production Technique: Batch Production
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- Style: Country
- Material: Wood, paper
- Theme: Advertising
- Original/Reproduction: Original
- Number in Pack: 1
- Subject: Stove polish
- Finish: Antique
- Item Length: 11 ¾\
- Packaging: Unboxed
