AndyR
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One of my treasures is an old box for Thurston' s Old Continental Tonic Bitters. It' s absolutely beautiful (at least to me). Unfortunately I am not able to have it on display because it is split at two of the four corners. While the box can stand on it' s own, it does so with the stability of a house of cards. My father-in-law (whose retired and has lots of time on his hands!) designed and constructed a display unit that protects the box beautifully. There is a 1/16" airspace between all four sides and the tops of the box and the plexi so that the box can " breathe" . The plexiglass is the uv kind, which prevents some of the harmful uv rays from hitting the ink. I also keep it well away from direct sunlight. The plexi enclosure screws on at the bottom so that I can remove the box at any time. My father-in-law did a great job. I get a kick out of imagining what a fuss Mr. Thurston would think we made over his beaten up old box, but it is a real gem to me. Now if I can only find the bottle that goes with it!!! Has anyone ever seen one?
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