tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613347846271859061.post3320249307876777046..comments2010-08-19T10:23:12.459-04:00Hartley E. Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09674197504792520633noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613347846271859061.post-75951801067135343252010-08-19T10:23:12.459-04:002010-08-19T10:23:12.459-04:00Thank you for the note. Judging by your descriptions, I think the tea box is most likely from the 1920's to 1930's. We have a few in our collection, but they are unusual to find! It seems that Mr. Wendell switched to using tin canisters in the 1940's, so any wooden ones would have been prior to this time. I imagine the cost was much less given the elaborate nature of these tea boxes.Hartley E. Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09674197504792520633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613347846271859061.post-40333226104843233282010-08-18T20:35:00.415-04:002010-08-18T20:35:00.415-04:00I have a wooden Mark T Wendell Hu-kwa tea box, It is lacquered, with charming vignettes on all four sides. The paper label on the bottom is intact, though a bit stained and has an elaborate crest with a two-headed bird and an H. WOuld you have an approximate age for this container. I inherited it from an aunt who was fascinated with boxesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com