American Green-Painted Twelve-Tin Pie Safe, Late 19th Century

Item Details

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Condition

- overall with various scratches, marks, chips/small losses, cracks, and abrasions consistent with age and use; green paint is later and with scattered wear/losses; top is a little bowed and with a slight gap between planks; punched tins with variable oxidation/rust and dents (most notably the lowest panel of the left side); backboards with some later plywood reinforcement strips; left door with repairs to hinge mounts and bottom hinge is not attached to case (therefore the door is partially loose); drawer bottom with a large crack, part of which is loose; feet with moisture damage and some losses therefore the pie safe does not stand evenly (wobbly); no key; other possible imperfections, wear, and repairs/restorations.

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Item #

ITMG106572