Vintage Crane’s Chocolate Wooden Advertising Box Cleveland New York Candy For Sale
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Vintage Crane’s Chocolate Wooden Advertising Box Cleveland New York Candy:
$59.99
Vintage wooden box featuring Crane’s Chocolate advertising graphics and the wording “Cleveland, New York.”Measures approximately 12 inches wide × 5 inches deep × 2 inches tall.The lid features a portrait illustration within a decorative border, with advertising visible on both its outside and inside surfaces. An appealing piece for a candy advertising collection, country-store display, or vintage workshop.Crane Chocolate has an interesting connection to American candy history: Clarence A. Crane, associated with the chocolate business, invented Life Savers and was the father of poet Hart Crane. The Crane Chocolate Company incorporated in 1916 and had a New York sales outlet by 1921.An early-20th-century origin is plausible, but the exact manufacturing date of this box is unknown.CONDITIONWood shows substantial age and use, including staining, scratches, splits, small holes, and worn or faded graphics. A lengthwise split or separation is visible across the lid.Box appears to have been adapted for tool storage. Reinforcing wooden strips, feet, and metal hardware are present; their age and originality are unknown. Please examine the photos carefully for construction and condition.BOX ONLYSold as pictured. Related Items:
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