From the photographs, the box reminds me of cigar humidors that were made in 
China in the 1930s and 40s to sell to tourists. I recall seeing similar 
boxes for sale in the China Drawn Works Store in Manila in the late 1940s, 
when I was a young boy, and in fact I think I even bought one for a birthday 
present for my father about 1949. I think that the Whitman sticker was stuck 
on later. You might try checking with a tobacco museum to see if they have 
anything similar. Good Luck!

Lonn Taylor
Fort Davis, Texas
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Heather-Marie Wells" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 2:10 PM
Subject: Re: Help identifying object


> Hi again,
>
> I finally had the time to set the pictures of the tin up as a website: 
> http://hmbwells.redboar.net/whitmanbox/
> That way no one has to worry about space being taken up in their account 
> or viruses.
>
> We think the box dates to the 1940s.  As far as I've been able to find out 
> Whitman's started using the cross-stitch sampler design on their boxes 
> around 1912.  However, Whitman's did special packaging for various events 
> as collector's item, which is why we aren't dismissing the possibility 
> that it could actually be a Whitman's box.
>
>>But having wood as an interior would retain any moisture in the air and 
>>thus creating a way for >mold to grow on the chocolate. Not yummy.
>
> That's the main reason we question it being a Whitman's box and as far as 
> we can tell the wood lining is original to the box.
>
> Heather Marie
>
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