PRIMITIVE BERRY BOXES & CRATE 9 ROUND BOXES Start Price USD 195.00 Current Price USD 195.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price USD 245.00 Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, October 09, 2008 End Time Thursday, October 16, 2008 Location SOUTHERN MAINE See more about 'PRIMITIVE BERRY BOXES & CRATE 9 ROUND BOXES ' Description HERE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IS A VERY RARE SET OF 9 ROUND WOODEN BERRY BOXES AND THERE ORIGINAL WOOD CARRYING CRATE. THESE WERE MOST LIKELY USED HERE IN NORTHERN MAINE TO TRANSPORT BLUEBERRIES FROM THE FIELD OR FROM A STAND OR COUNTRY STORE. THEY WOULD DATE BACK TO THE LATE 1800 TO THE EARLY 1900. THERE ARE P ROUND BOXES, EIGHT OF THE BOXES HAVE COVERS, ONE BOX IS MISSING THE COVER. ALL 9 ARE IN GOOD USED CONDITION AND MEASURE 6 1/4 X 2 3/4. THE CRATE WAS MADE ESPECIALLY FOR THESE BOXES, THE CORNERS ON THE INSIDE ARE ROUNDED SO THAT THE BOXES FIT IN PERFECTLY. THE CRATE MEASURES 21 X 8 X 11. IT IS HINGED AND IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION, NO DAMAGE, IT HAS A HAND WRITTEN TAG ON THE SIDE THAT READS, MRS. DAVID L. TAYLOR 22 USHER ROAD WEST MEDFORD, MASS. THIS IS A PRIMITIVE SET OF BERRY BOXES WITH THERE ORIGINAL CRATE, VERY RARE TO FIND AND ORIGINAL COMPLETE SET OF BOXES AND EVEN RARER TO FIND THE ORIGINAL CARRYING CRATE. THIS IS AN ORIGINAL AND AUTHENTIC BERRY SET. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. Place a Bid!