Small Antique Scottish Mauchline Box Clark & CoAnchor Sewing Cottons For Sale

3 1/8" tall, 2 1/4" across the top, 10 1/4" circumference.Clark & Co anchor sewing cottons Mauchline Box.
Dating back to the late 19th century, these unique containers were originally used as promotional advertising items or novelty containers for Clark & Co.’s Anchor Sewing Cottons. They typically featured a black lacquered wood body accented by striking geometric or straw-work parquetry patterns. The flat, wide-rimmed top lid lifts off to reveal an interior designed specifically for storing or dispensing spools of thread.