This is just a guess, but judging by the wear marks on the bottom inside of crate that it may have held the more rounded type bottles like the Atkinson bottle shown. I also noticed when I took picture of the underside of the bow that there was an impression from a crown cap.
With the metal bands, it looks like the standard 1930's and newer style crate to me. Nice looking crate, I like the little extra touch they gave it with whatever that design is above Nashua, N.H.
Now I'm second guessing myself after zooming in on those bands and the nails, maybe it is older than the 30's. Someone smarter than me will come along....
Andy Thanks for the great pictures - they are possibly the first and only one's ever posted on the Internet. If you haven't done so already, take a close look inside of the box - sometimes the manufacture stamped their boxes. I think you're probably right about the bottles being the taller, slimmer type. As for the age of the box, I think its hard to say at this juncture and I would only be guessing. The only thing I can add to this is that in Allan Petretti's Coca Cola books he shows similar boxes with the metal straps that he claims are pre-1920. But where he came up with the dates and just how accurate they are, I don't know. I'm still searching for answers but not finding much. The abbreviation for the word "Division" on the box is a clue in itself and suggest the brand was distributed in more than one area. If the patent/trademark document tells us anything, it appears the headquarters was located in Chicago, Illinois. Speaking of which ...