THIS IS A SOLID ELM CHEST. IT IS A RUSTIC COUNTRY PIECE DATING FROM THE 1800s. SIMPLE DESIGN. IT LIFTS UP TO GIVE STORAGE SPACE INSIDE. A CHARMING COFFER WITH WEAR AND TEAR, SCUFFS etc. INSIDE IT HAS BEEN LINED WITH 'THE TIMES' NEWSPAPER FROM 16TH DECEMBER 1845. WITH WORKING LOCK AND KEY.
THERE ARE SOME OLD WOODWORM HOLES UNDERNEATH, PROBABLY LONG DEAD, BUT WORTH TREATING TO BE SURE.
