Originally Posted by Woodreaux
Some more interesting things re: the joinery for the woodworkers in the group or the simply interested among us:

The sides are joined by classic, British-style dovetails with wide tails and tiny pins

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The top is made of two boards joined by narrow /thin board on each side running in a rabbet (rebate in Brit-speak)

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And the bottom is simply nailed on with what appear to be headless, cut brad nails.

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You can pretty much date the box by the nails that they used. I believe they stopped using square nails around the 1890s or so in furniture. So, I would date the box before the 1890s.