Large Antique 19\" Wall Hanging Wood SALT Box Heart Handle, From Bucks County, Pa
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Large Antique 19\" Wall Hanging Wood SALT Box Heart Handle, From Bucks County, Pa:
$149.00
Antique 19th Century Wood \"Salt\" Box
From a Buck\'s County, Pa. Estate.
Stands\" 19\" high, 7 3/4\" wide, 6 1/4\" deep (top)
Heart Handle
Some minor nicks to the wood. The lid doesn\'t shut tight due to a crack on the INNER wood seal (pictures 9,10,11)
Salt boxes were an essential part of life for settlers in North America. They pounded salt lumps with a mortar and pestle to make it ready for culinary use. Salt was important for preserving food as well as cooking it.The practical Pennsylvania Dutch housewife suspended a patterned and decorated covered salt box on the wall to contain enough crystals for preserving meat or as a granular extinguisher for dousing a kitchen fire.
Large Antique 19\" Wall Hanging Wood SALT Box Heart Handle, From Bucks County, Pa:
$149.00