SEE SHIPPING POLICY BELOW. This vintage Fiberpak shipping drum with lid has been decoupaged and repurposed for a new life as bathroom or powder room storage or decor, a hat storage box (it will hold several pillbox hats), or even in a day spa for containers of beauty products in the lid and towels in the bottom. The drum, holding patents issued in 1931 and 1933, has been painted a rich burgundy color. Facsimiles of quaint Victorian-style ads for personal care products such as Pears Soap, Milk Weed Cream, and Dr. Scott's Electric Hair Brush (said to prevent baldness, falling hair, dandruff, and headache!) have been affixed to the sides. The ads are a sepia color on a gray background and were printed on heavy stock that almost feels like very heavy wallpaper with a coated finish. The drum is heavy duty, made to withstand 600 lbs. psi on the sidewalls, with a weight limit of 115 lbs. Made by The Container Company, a division of Can Company, Van Wert, Ohio. Great addition to shabby cottage decor, modern farmhouse. or collected flea market style. A conversation piece for sure.
The box measures 11 1/4 in. in diameter x 11 3/4 in. tall. The lid fits very tightly and it's best to align the seams for best results. Very good vintage condition with some nicks and areas of previous re-gluing of some of the ads.
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