This box is one of my favourite items: It used to be a box for tea, now it has served as a sewing kit for 30 years.
My uncle brought the box back from China a long, long time ago. He left home as a 13 year old boy in the late 50s to sail the big seas. This was one of the few options for boys from the north back then.
He also brought his sister the finest China ware there was, thin as eggshell. But that's another story.
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Stories give such value to items, and that is a really good story. The box is also beutiful in itself!
What a treasure.
What a lovely tin. It is so nice to use things that are special .
Louise xx
This box is so so so beautiful!
A lovely tin with a lovely story, I love it how certain objects have a soul. I have a very special sewing box which belonged to my gran, a seamstress, I treasure it and keep knick-knacks inside.
Wow, what a treasure, and how neat that it has had the same purpose for so many years.
beautiful story! beautiful box! wish i could hear more:)
precious! a timeless treasure to be keeping sewing for so long! now i want to hear about the china!
i love reusing old tins, too. we seem to have a lot being reused for change containers!
nicola
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What a great use and story!
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