EARLY 20thC R.A.O.B 6 COMPARTMENT WOODEN MONEY BOX FOR GIFT & BENEVOLENT FUNDS

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EARLY 20thC R.A.O.B 6 COMPARTMENT WOODEN MONEY BOX FOR GIFT & BENEVOLENT FUNDS:
$12.42

THIS IS A REALLY NICE ANTIQUE/ VINTAGE R.A.O.B LARGE WOODEN MONEY OR COLLECTION WHICH I BELIEVE DATES TO AROUND THE EARLY 20th CENTURY.THIS WAS ORIGINALLY OWNED BY THE R.A.O.B OF EXCELSIOR LODGE NO.1749 WHICH WAS BASED IN WILTSHIRE AND CLOSED DOWN ALTOGETHER IN JULY 2014.THE ROYAL ANTEDILUVIAN ORDER OF BUFFALOES (RAOB) IS ONE OF THE LARGEST FRATERNAL ORGANISATIONS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM. THE ORDER STARTED IN 1822 AND THE ORGANISATION AIDS MEMBERS, THEIR FAMILIES, DEPENDANTS OF FORMER MEMBERS AND OTHER CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS, HENCE THIS BOX BEING MARKED \'GENERAL FUNDS\' AND \'BENEVOLENT FUNDS\' WITH VARIOUS INITIALS AND HEADING ABOVE EACH OF THE SIX HOLES. THE LID THEN OPENS TO REVEAL SIX COMPARTMENTS FOR KEEPING THE MONIES SEPARATE AND HAS TWO STRONG METAL CATCHES TO KEEP THE LID SECURELY FASTENED. I BELIEVE IT MAY ONCE HAVE HAD A HASP AND STAPLE LOCK WHICH AT SOME POINT IN TIME HAS BEEN REPLACED BY THESE TWO STRONGER LOCKS.TAKING AGE AND PAST USE INTO CONSIDERATION THIS MONEY BOX IS IN A GOOD VINTAGE CONDITION WITH FAIR WEAR AND TEAR PLUS COMMENSURATE MARKINGS. IT HAS SEEN A FAIR BIT OF USE OVER THE YEARS BUT ON THE WHOLE IT HAS SURVIVED WELL WITH NO DETRIMENTAL DAMAGE.THIS IS A UNIQUE PIECE WHICH DOES MAKE A VERY GOOD LARGE MONEY BOX BUT COULD BE USED FOR WHATEVER SUITS YOUR OWN PURPOSE AND WOULD ALSO MAKE A GREAT INTERIOR DECOR PIECE.IT MEASURES APPROX. 34cms (13.25\") LONG, 15.5cms (6.25\") WIDE AND 11cms (4.5\") DEEP WITH A WEIGHT OF JUST OVER 1kg.PLEASE CONTACT ME IF ANY OTHER INFORMATION IS REQUIRED.BUYERS FROM EUROPE PLEASE NOTE THAT THE POSTAGE COST FOR THIS WILL BE £15.00 INTERNATIONAL TRACKED AND NOT AS QUOTED FOR WORLDWIDE.I AM HAPPY TO COMBINE POSTAGE WITH OTHER PURCHASES WHERE POSSIBLE.PLEASE ONLY offer IF YOU INTEND TO BUY.PAYMENT TO BE MADE WITHIN 3 DAYS OF THE sale ENDING UNLESS PRIOR ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE- MANY THANKS.