{"product_id":"handgefertigte-schminktruhe-aus-karton-spiegel-facheinsatz-und-papierbezug-mit-spielzeugmotiven","title":"Handmade Cardboard Vanity Case – Mirror, Compartment Insert, and Paper Covering with Toy Motifs","description":"\u003cp\u003eA small chest for the dressing table, covered all over with toys: This handcrafted \u003cstrong\u003emakeup chest\u003c\/strong\u003e features pages from an old American mail-order catalog on every surface — tin cars, steam locomotives, Meccano sets, alphabet blocks, a monkey climbing a string. Prices in cents, order numbers, fine print: an entire toy department from the era of the Ford Model T, glued onto six sides of cardboard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe lid is domed like a travel trunk and connected to the body with a \u003cstrong\u003epaper hinge\u003c\/strong\u003e — there are no metal hinges. Inside, a \u003cstrong\u003emirror\u003c\/strong\u003e is set into the lid, a satin ribbon holds it open, and a \u003cstrong\u003eremovable insert\u003c\/strong\u003e divides the interior into four compartments — for powder, brushes, and small bottles. When opened, a delicate \u003cem\u003escent of powder\u003c\/em\u003e still lingers in the box.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cardboard, covered all around with printed paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 20 cm long × 12 cm wide × 12 cm high with lid\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eLid:\u003c\/strong\u003e domed, paper hinge instead of metal hinge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mirror in the lid, satin ribbon as lid holder, removable insert with four compartments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eMotif:\u003c\/strong\u003e Reprinted toy catalog pages from the early 20th century\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eManufacture:\u003c\/strong\u003e Handcrafted, unique piece\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eAge:\u003c\/strong\u003e Precise dating is not possible; paper and workmanship suggest the last decades of the 20th century\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e No damage visible; individual small creases in the paper covering were not smoothed out during manufacturing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUsage\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the dressing table for powder, lipsticks, and brushes. On the dresser for rings, necklaces, and earrings. In the children's room as a treasure chest, on the desk for stamps and odds and ends.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin and Shipping\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFound at the flea market in St. Pölten, Lower Austria. Shipped from Austria, carefully packaged. The price is for 1 piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSt. Pölten, flea market, between toolboxes and button boxes. Someone glued an entire childhood onto a cardboard box and then put a mirror in the lid. No one smoothed out the creases in the paper — whoever made it cared more about the image than perfection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7b3f00;\"\u003eChildhood on the outside, a face on the inside — Things with Soul · VintageAustriaShop\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"VintageAustriaShop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57378125021559,"sku":"20071","price":62.1,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/4071\/4359\/files\/Schmuckkaestchen-handgemacht_1.jpg?v=1786819448","url":"https:\/\/vintageaustriashop.com\/en\/products\/handgefertigte-schminktruhe-aus-karton-spiegel-facheinsatz-und-papierbezug-mit-spielzeugmotiven","provider":"VintageAustriaShop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}