Lot #935: 3 Large Antique Crown Cork & Seal Company Wooden Industrial Crates + Tanglefoot Box

Three large antique wooden shipping crates stencilled “Crown Cork & Seal Company Limited – Toronto & Montreal – Produced in Canada,” originally used by the Canadian bottle-cap and packaging manufacturer. Substantial industrial-size crates, approximately 27–28" wide and roughly 20–22" high, with later caster wheels added for easy movement/storage. Also includes an early Tanglefoot “Sanitary Fly Destroyer – Non-Poisonous” wooden advertising box, marked O. & W. Thum Co., Grand Rapids, Michigan and Walkerville, Canada, containing assorted old wood trim/moulding pieces. Crates show expected age, wear, staining, splits and losses from utilitarian use. Great early Canadian industrial advertising and storage pieces. Dimensions: - Pickup category timeslot {A}