Lot 051 - Antique Sylphon No. 22 L.P. Steam Damper Regulator Finger-Jointed Wooden Shipping Crate, American Radiator Company, 7-1/2" H

Lot 051 - Antique Sylphon No. 22 L.P. Steam Damper Regulator Finger-Jointed Wooden Shipping Crate, American Radiator Company, 7-1/2" HAntique finger jointed wooden shipping crate for the Sylphon No. 22 L. P. Steam Damper Regulator by American Radiator Company. The box is stenciled on one side with "Sylphon No. 22 L. P. Steam Damper Regulator American Radiator Company." The remaining sides are plain. The lid is absent. The crate shows overall wear including scratches, scuffs, staining, and exposed nail heads along the top edges. The stenciled text is legible but faded in areas.

The design features stylized figures arranged within a large half-moon arc on each half of the table cover

The case retains its original reverse-painted glass panel depicting a stylized heart in gold paint

The Joint is opened by cutting away

the complete title being "The Complete Story of The San Francisco Disaster and Mount Vesuvius Horror: Death and Ruin by Eruption

Published by Macmillan and Co

though this may be original to the piece

training and instructional scenes

The vials feature paper labels with handwritten markings including “R

The group includes a bell noisemaker and a rattle nosiemaker with green plastic handles and internal clappers

The hinge that holds the cover closed is very loose

The composition features a black-and-white postmortem photograph of two individuals laid side by side

Pre-Auction Notes: Note rough solder on interior