A very handsome 1920s egg travelling box, recently purchased from a farm sale in Hertfordshire, UK. The lid, end panels and front panel are all stencilled "Eggs". It has a bracket hinged lid, reinforced metal trim corners, and a hasp. It would have been used to transport eggs from the countryside to market or to fulfil an order placed by a private house.

Year of manufacture: c.1920

Origin: England 

Material: stained varnished pine and steel 

Width: 38cm

Depth: 33cm

Height: 31cm

Condition: excellent - and all original.