Rare Vintage Wooden 'Ventilator' patented Egg Crate, Dairy Supply Co folk art I removed all four pieces

I removed all four pieces of one of the trees to photograph it but found the foot of the other tree tricky to remove

depth- 48cms

width-95cms

Third Torpid refers to the Torpid bumping races which take place on the river Thames in late February or early March

46cms to the seat

Rare Vintage Wooden 'Ventilator' patented Egg Crate, Dairy Supply Co folk art I removed all four piecesThis a rare Victorian pine egg crate made by the Dairy Supply Co and sold by Crittall & Winterton ironmongers of Braintree. The box is very rustic and has a lift up lift and latch to the front. The sides, front and lid are all stamped and there is a brass label on the inside of the lid. A lovely rustic piece of kitchenalia, found on a Devon farm. It measures22cms high x 35cms wide x 24. 5cms deepIn generally solid structural condition with many marks