Antique Mahogony Three-Drawer Salesman's Sample / Apprentice Chest - Reserved for SS five holes I think the purple

I think the purple

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")

7" long with a diameter of 1 5/8"

which are amplifying my desire for a wonderful old wooden desk across the surface of which I'd spread out all manner of vintage desk accessories

Conditions vary a bit and there a some little parts and pieces missing or loose here and there

Antique Mahogony Three-Drawer Salesman's Sample / Apprentice Chest - Reserved for SS five holes I think the purpleThis 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