Early American Carpenter's Chest block JM - 111722 - 105331

JM - 111722 - 105331

as well as the date of creation

housing the actual newspaper within

It appears that the sign may have had a black overlay at one point

Early American Carpenter's Chest block JM - 111722 - 105331c. late 19th early 20th century Antique wooden carpenter's chest with hand painted branding and a tin top. This piece once belonged to a "W. D. Rankin", a man who seems to have left no footprint for the digital age. Despite this, we know he was a carpenter and a hard working one at that as evidenced by the wear and tear (we prefer to say character) throughout this rustic piece. It features Rankin's name and trade across the front and retains much of