I wonder if some swain bought his honey Whitman's chocolates and
repackaged them in this intriguing oriental artifact?
Anne

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-----Original Message-----
From: Heather-Marie Wells [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 3:10 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
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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