Quality Carpenter’s Pine Box, Blanket Box or Coffee Table

This is a very good quality chest it has been made and used by a craftsman, it stands on a sturdy plinth and is a heavy solid piece

So a Blanket Box, a Toy Chest the choice is yours and of course all this inside the coffee table?

The box measures 27’’ wide x 19” deep and stands 13’’ high

RF64

To get an accurate delivery quote please send the item number with your location to Elmgarden Antiques.

Date of Manufacture

Elmgarden has dated this Antique Pine Tool Chest to the 19th Century.

Physical Dimensions

Height

34cm (13.39")

Width

69cm (27.17")

Depth

48cm (18.90")

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA1236598

Dealers Internal Reference

RF64

Dealers Notes

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07768 997 907

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Quality Carpenter’s Pine Box, Blanket Box or Coffee Table

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This is a very good quality chest it has been made and used by a craftsman, it stands on a sturdy plinth and is a heavy solid piece.

Elmgarden

So a Blanket Box, a Toy Chest the choice is yours and of course all this inside the coffee table?

The box measures 27’’ wide x 19” deep and stands 13’’ high

RF64

To get an accurate delivery quote please send the item number with your location to Elmgarden Antiques.

Date of Manufacture

Elmgarden has dated this Antique Pine Tool Chest to the 19th Century.

Physical Dimensions

Height

34cm (13.39")

Width

69cm (27.17")

Depth

48cm (18.90")

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Ref

SA1236598

Dealers Internal Ref

RF64

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ObjectTrunks & Chests
Period19th century
StyleVictorian Country
MaterialPine, Iron
ColourDark Brown
MotifsMoulded plinth base, Hinged lid, Overhanging lip, Keyhole escutcheon
SizeH 34 cm (13 in) x W 69 cm (27 in) x D 48 cm (19 in)

This nineteenth-century Victorian country carpenter's pine box serves as a functional storage chest or coffee table. The solid wooden piece has a dark brown finish with visible grain and everyday wear, an overhanging lip on the hinged lid, a moulded plinth base, and a small keyhole escutcheon on the front. Natural timber tones, surface scuffs, and small metal fasteners are visible across the construction. Practical dimensions of 34 cm high, 69 cm wide, and 48 cm deep make this item suitable for use as a blanket box or low table in a living room, hallway, or empty corner of a home today.

FAQs

Originally constructed throughout the nineteenth century, carpenters boxes were built as durable storage units for tradesmen to protect and transport hand tools to job sites.

These chests were predominantly crafted from slow-grown pine timber, joined using dovetail construction and fitted with forged iron hinges, lock plates, and side carrying handles.

Authentic nineteenth-century chests feature hand-cut joinery, historical timber oxidation, hand-sawn tool marks, and period-correct ironmongery showing honest wear.

A pine chest functions effectively as a low coffee table, a foot-of-bed storage bench, or an accent piece within a hallway or alcove.

Apply a natural beeswax polish periodically following the direction of the wood grain and keep the item away from direct heat sources to prevent timber movement.