Card box with a roulette wheel inset

£5

Characteristics

Wooden card box with a roulette wheel set into the lid and wind up musical mechanism in the base. The body of the box curves outwards to either side, and two feet run the full width of the bottom of the box in a darker wood. The lid is also a darker contrasting shade and has a couple of very small scratches, as can be seen in the images.

Technical Information

Date: 19th century
Height: 10cm
Width: 10cm

Length: 20cm

Sustainability

The average piece of furniture generates approximately 47kg of carbon dioxide equivalents – roughly the same as burning 5.3 gallons of petrol. Buying this item second-hand versus a newly made equivalent recovers the energy used to make it, rather than generating further emissions and using new materials.