William Fogg's Character-full Antique EGGS Shipping Crate, Bethlehem, NH antique money box Standish was military adviser for

Standish was military adviser for Plymouth Colony and played a leading role in its administration and defense--both arriving on the Mayflower

and the ball rolls around freely in its cage

which works just right for hanging it on the wall

5 7/8" long fully extended

I can't find a mark anywhere on it

William Fogg's Character-full Antique EGGS Shipping Crate, Bethlehem, NH antique money box Standish was military adviser forThis old shipping crate with EGGS written on every side seems particularly timely given the preciousness of eggs these day, and I love the hand drawn black ink lettering spelling EGGS (especially against that white and with nails on all sides). The crate itself is pretty much indestructible, with a strong tension closure (that bit of hardware made by Stanley, 1880s) in addition to a latch with room for a lock such that one could store all ones very