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| Re: Part Box [message #13045 is a reply to message #13042] |
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Ephemerald
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I like these ones with the slide too. This box section has peaked my interest in my boxes. I'd like to add some to the database but many I don't know the years to them. Does anyone know when the paper boxes (paper mache) were in use? I thought 30s but not sure...
Matthias
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| Re: Part Box [message #13056 is a reply to message #13047] |
Tue, 04 August 2020 03:33 |
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Case
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Gary—I have a couple of these, and the wrap around the box seems to be a leather of some sort (later 1930s ones I have a cloth faux leather of similar pattern). I’d read something somewhere about this being shark skin, on these and the early verithin & Quadron boxes.
Am I recalling that correctly?
I think these are all hand-crafted. Masterpieces of the Guild craftsmen in their own right, IMO
My two caveats:
1) I'm wrong many times a day --just ask my wife!
2) Always seeking to learn more
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| Re: Part Box [message #13058 is a reply to message #13057] |
Tue, 04 August 2020 03:56 |
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timeliz
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Mine are all cloth backed textured paper.
"Some days are diamonds, some days are stones..." -John Denver
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| Re: Part Box [message #13073 is a reply to message #13058] |
Tue, 04 August 2020 14:53 |
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Barney Green
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Same are mine...
Gruen, Gruen, Gruen ist alles was ich habe... Gruen, Gruen, Gruen is all I have...(German folklore song)
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| Re: Part Box [message #13077 is a reply to message #13073] |
Tue, 04 August 2020 15:27 |
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timeliz
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I'm not surprised if the watch cases were done in leather. I'll need to look closer at mine.
Parts cases really didn't need to be as they weren't meant for display.
"Some days are diamonds, some days are stones..." -John Denver
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| Re: Part Box [message #13594 is a reply to message #13058] |
Tue, 01 September 2020 03:47 |
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Ephemerald
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timeliz wrote on Mon, 03 August 2020 21:56Mine are all cloth backed textured paper.
Digging into your Star Case Co lead....it was mentioned several times of their use of "Fabrikoid" and also..."paper Fabrikoid".
"Fabrikoid was an artificial leather manufactured by DuPont. Fabrikoid consists of cotton cloth coated with nitrocellulose. Among other uses it has been used for luggage, bookbinding, upholstery and dress trimmings".
And I saw several references to "display boxes"
This could be the stuff on some of the boxes I believe it's possible that may explain the parts cases. Two of mine; one very papery, the other more faux leather.
Dupont was successful at marketing this to leather using companies during the push for less leather use during WW1.
Matthias
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| Re: Part Box [message #18434 is a reply to message #18433] |
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Barney Green
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Right, it's reused paper. Observed the same on mine.
Gruen, Gruen, Gruen ist alles was ich habe... Gruen, Gruen, Gruen is all I have...(German folklore song)
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