Here we have a truly spectacular and quite scarce circa 1880s wooden shipping crate for James S. Kirk & Co (Chicago, IL, USA) Savon Imperial Soap Bars -- "The only genuine pale Savon." Spectacular paper label! Originally held 75 bars, 60 lbs. (None included.) Crate is offered as-found, as-is, completely unrestored and unrepaired 19th century advertising piece, with each side sporting a graphic or paper label. Naked wood, with no finish applied. Very clean and fresh piece, will arrive ready for display. Please see complete condition report below for important details.
We have quite a few more advertising crates as well as other types of advertising in our store, to which we add new inventory daily, and we're always happy to combine shipping at actual cost when it is feasible. When purchasing multiple items, please choose "ADD TO CART" instead of "buy now" and check-out from the cart when you are completely done shopping with us. If the eBay checkout fails to properly combine your orders or, as it is very apt to do, overcharges you for combined shipping, we will issue a refund for the difference between what you paid for shipping, and the actual cost of the shipping, on the day that we ship your package. (We don't find out the actual cost of combined shipping until we purchase the shipping label.) With larger pieces such as advertising crates, there isn't always any savings to be had by combining shipping because of fees added by shipping companies for oversized boxes. We will combine when it makes sense to do so, and ship separately when it does not.
Approximate measurements: 10.25" tall x 17.25" long x 13 3/8" wide
Condition: Our photographs reveal the condition best and are the most important part of the description--please enlarge and zoom in on them and examine them carefully. Very clean and fresh piece, definitely not a barn find. Very special find, very clean and fresh, having nothing sticky or gross, and no funky odors, with incredible, nearly complete very colorful, with high-contrast, paper label. High-contrast text printed on two other sides, with the fourth side having most of the original print missing. Has not been repaired or retouched in any way that we know of. Numerous flaws, way too many to list, as shown in the photos (scattered white paint splatter, open knotholes, cracks, chips, uneven texture, loose joints, etc.) Very strong and stable piece holding together just fine, and should be able to take some weight if stacking or displaying. To preserve and protect the paper label, the collector attached a plexiglass plate to the end of the crate with the label, drilling tiny holes within the plexiglass and the crate to keep the plexiglass attached. Those screws and the plexiglass are super-easy to remove if you prefer, but we'll definitely be keeping it on to protect the label in transit. No lid. Offered as-is, but also AND as-described.
We consider funky odors (cigarette smoke, mildew, etc) to be an important part of a condition report. Corndogcache is a 100% non-smoking environment, and we'll let you know if any of our vintage items smell like it (or anything else) from activities they may have been involved in before they came to us.
The Fine Print:
- We expect payment within 1 day of purchase. If you're waiting for other auctions to end so that you can combine shipping, shoot us a message to let us know.
- If you're unable to pay within terms, please reach out with your Plan B. Things happen. Especially these days. So just shoot us a message.
- We don't accept buyer-remorse returns but we will grant you the use of our description and photos so that you can re-ebay the item yourself.
- Although we don't accept buyer-remorse returns, reach out if you're unhappy with your purchase! If we messed up -- everybody does -- give us a chance to fix it. We promise it was unintentional, and we'll do what we can to make it right.