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Lot 80:
Description
A vintage painted steel deed chest featuring a domed hinged lid with raised reinforcing ribs and a matching rectangular base with horizontal ribbing. The chest is finished in a scumbled reddish-brown simulated wood grain paint throughout the exterior and interior, fitted with a full-width rear piano hinge and a central front hasp and staple closure secured with a carved wooden peg. The interior underside of the lid features an embossed circular maker mark showing a capital letter A above the word PLATE.
Condition report:
Extensive surface wear, scratches, scuffs, and areas of paint loss exposing darker metal across the exterior panels (photos 1, 4, and 5). A small trace of red paint is visible along the front lip above the closure (photos 2 and 4). Light surface oxidisation and scattered wear to the interior base and sides (photos 2 and 3). Original padlock or key mechanism is absent and replaced with a makeshift wooden toggle (photos 1 and 2).
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