Description: The box measures approximately 34ins in length, 9ins in height and 17ins in width. I had the winning bid for this item from the well respected Pook & Pook auction house Dough Box History Bread was a staple in the diet of Europeans back to the earliest days of civilization, and the production of it followed settlers to North America, along with the implements required to produce it like the “Dough Box”. The dough box served two purposes; the lower box section was meant to contain dough in a draft-free environment so it could rise, the top lid doubled as a kneading board to work the dough. The box could be used on top of an existing table or bench or have its own stand. The earliest examples built circa 1750 were built by German settlers in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Virginia. The design of them followed those from their native country in the form of a box with tapering sides on a four-legged stand, the legs either turned or simple hand-planed tapering legs. The flat top was often a single board battened on either end to prevent warping. Most were home-built or by local joiner, usually with a painted finish in red, green, gray, brown or blue, stenciled, or false grained sponge painted. Very few were made after 1850 except in very rural areas, because wood stoves in kitchens, especially those with warming ovens, were becoming more common. Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE
Price: 375 USD
Location: Webster, New York
End Time: 2025-01-18T18:21:19.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Type: Boxes
Color: Brown
Date of Creation: 1800-1899
Original/Reproduction: Original
Style: Naive, Primitive
Material: Wood
Region of Origin: US-Northeast
