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) The Governor Robie was among the last of the sailing ships in the China trade

I've come across a few of these little barrel-shaped boxes and snatch them up whenever I can

1940s-50s salesman sample hinge very very Duchampian--a "readymade" for sure

with I think one missing horizontal stick on the lower half

) Quite a sight

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