Pine Storage Box. 18th century slide lid box in original red paint of mortise and tenon construction, diamond shaped thumb piece and carved turnbuckle. All parts being hand-planed, the thumb piece decorated with scratch-carving on the underside and the turnbuckle affixed with a single hand-forged nail. The box is in remarkable as descended condition; wear to surface and edges as shown in photographs, but no restoration. 7 ¾ in. long, 4 in. tall and 5 inches wide. White pine with 20 hand-carved tenons, mid 18th century. New England.