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A pantry box is considered an antique. Typically,
pantry boxes were either oval or round in shape of wood
composition with a snug-fitting lid to match. They
were the precursor of today's plastic storage bags and
containers.
Pantry boxes were perfect for cheeses, round bread
loaves, or dried food/staples such as rice, corn, beans,
flour, sugar, or salt in the pantries of yesteryear.
These handy containers were put to other uses and may
have even stored buttons, letters, or other trinkets.
Pantry boxes were popular with the colonial crowd and
its practicality carried over into the Victorian Age.
Their endearing charm and example of early American fine
craftsmanship make them a hot collectible item. Simple,
unadorned boxes are as popular as the rarer, painted
folk art pantry boxes.
If
you are interested in vintage wood boxes, primitive wood
boxes, or other collectible kitchen Americana, you may
be interested Neat and Tidy: Boxes and Their Contents Used in Early American Households by
Nina Fletcher.
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