Antique Mahogony Three-Drawer Salesman's Sample / Apprentice Chest - Reserved for SS five holes The box measures 6 1/4"

The box measures 6 1/4" long x 5 1/4" deep x 5 3/8" tall (the lid alone measures 5 1/2" x 4 1/2" x 1 1/2")

with a couple of tiny spots visible only with close inspection

The ground is sort of a taupe—a mottled purple-gray

the bristles spread 4 3/4" wide and 3" tall

I think the purple

Antique Mahogony Three-Drawer Salesman's Sample / Apprentice Chest - Reserved for SS five holes The box measures 6 1/4"This gorgeous three drawer mahogany salesman's sample chest would have been used by a furniture maker as a visual aid to help make sales. Tabletop chests like these were also often "apprentice chests," created by furniture makers in training before undertaking full sized versions. Just stunning, I believe this one dates from the 1830s 1850s. It features three drawers (numbered in pencil on the back) with dovetailed corner joints and turned mahogany