Lot 062 - Antique Wooden Slide-Top Box For The Empress Syringe No. 1 By Whitall Tatum Company With Paper Label, Stamped Germany 1125 minor surface scratches

minor surface scratches

but mostly it has survived

Knapton edition but reversed horizontally and without the symbolic still life details of the arrow

Your hat’s box also bears the retailer stamp “Cappelleria Minelli

indicative of age and natural oil migration

Lot 062 - Antique Wooden Slide-Top Box For The Empress Syringe No. 1 By Whitall Tatum Company With Paper Label, Stamped Germany 1125 minor surface scratchesAntique wooden slide top box advertising The Empress Syringe No. 1, manufactured by the Whitall Tatum Company, New York, Philadelphia, and Boston. Retains its original printed paper label on the lid. The underside of the box is stamped Germany. Box is empty. Light wear consistent with age and use.