I posted this in Society & culture but perhaps it wasn't the best place. Can anyone help please? We have had this lovely old box for years and years. It just sits on a cupboard and gets junk stuffed into it until it's full and then I empty it and we start all over again! It's 12.5 inches tall and 8.5 inches diameter (31 x 22 cms). It's lined with a lovely burgundy coloured felt. The clasp was never there so I don't know what it was like I'm afraid. It has a carrying strap on the lid. I'm pretty certain it's wood. At first I thought - hat box, but don't you think it's rather thin for that. I'd love to know what it is before I fill it with junk again.
I think you'll give a better picture if you take photo's of when its opened and from different angles! Don't know what it's worth but it does look like It's worth something!