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W.A. Williams....Hertford,NC.....
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Default W.A. Williams....Hertford,NC.....

That's the name on this shipping box that I bought a few weeks ago. The Railway Express label says...COD...$11.48. It was found in a barn in Virginia, and the seller had no further info. Thought the members might enjoy a look..JV.
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that's a very nice find
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I do not ever remember seeing one like that! That is a great find, congrats Gary
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What’s the inside look like?
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A number of wooden shipping boxes have popped up lately for sale. They have all been slightly similar to each other. And many appear to have been modified in some ways to have hinges and handles and such.
I personally never got too excited about them since I could not really authenticate them, or be confident that they were legit. Some look too new, and others did not have any matkings to suggest they were from Parker, just Meriden railway labels.
This one seems to show some good age and looks like it could be legit.
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I have also seen a lot of these old boxes repurposed for any number of uses. Back then, people didn't throw away anything that could be used. It's a sentiment that seems to be lost today. I even save heavy wall cardboard boxes, but then, I'm older than air, and think that way.

My wife's grandfather kept the batteries for his Atwater Kent in this egg crate. I suspect it held 11 dozen because that was the size of the wood available.
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It is an incredibly rare find and dates to between 1934 - 1937.

I wonder if it would fit my 1936 28 ga. Skeet gun...?





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This is the story I got from the seller..The seller was hired by his elderly neighbor to clean out some stalls in his barn. He said there were many farm items..but no other gun related items. The neighbor could not recall where the box came from. He knew nothing about the Parker on the box..so he used the Internet to get his info. He had a price that I thought was too high..so i passed..later, the box became available and I bought it. The inside is just an open space. It measures 32 X 3 3/8 X 7 1/2...I feel it is real..It has too much patina, especially with the shipping label. I don't see where it would be worth all the trouble to fake one. Might make a good box for my laminated fishtail 12...I didn't show the entire Railway Express label with the $$ amount. It is on the other end..
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That box would make a very interesting display with an all original Parker inside.
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