Keystone Mills Ten Pound Wooden Cinnamon Crate with Original Label low relief 2 1'2" across at lip

2 1'2" across at lip

and the notion that these would make for the perfect happy “pops” in a minimalist white kitchen

this piece was purchased at an estate sale that included an excellent collection of 20th century ceramics from Japan

frame opening: 3 1/2" x 5"

Keystone Mills Ten Pound Wooden Cinnamon Crate with Original Label low relief 2 1'2" across at lipSuch a fantastic box! Or crate, really made to hold 10 pounds of imported cinnamon. It features its original label, with fabulous inset portrait of what appears to be an Egyptian woman set against a landscape complete with camel, natives with shields, palm trees and stone columns fitting in that the use of cinnamon is believed by most to have originated in Egypt, used as early as 2000 B. C. The adjacent side of the box is painted with stenciled black