Hello Everybody! Great site! Yes, newbie here... I wasn't sure if I should post here, in Prized Possessions, Unexpected Finds or even Miscellaneous since it could fit all of them. I have had this box/crate for quite some time and, every once in a while, I begin yet another search to see what I can find out about it. Over time, I have only found one other of these crates and it had no lid and half of one side was missing. I have found information available about the company, where it started, when it burned down, when it opened their new facility at the turn of the century, etc. I have been able to find information on White House Bottles...ginger ale and, apparently there was also a White House Root Beer for a time. But finding info on the crate has been nearly impossible! I bought the crate from an elderly woman who kept pet toys in it but wanted to get rid of it because the lid seemed loose. To me, this is just one of the "coolest" items I own! To actually have an image of the White House burned into the crate like that...awesome! Can any company get away with that these days? (Would anyone want to?) You wouldn't believe how much I annoy just about everyone that visits my home..."Wanna see something really cool?" LOL! I show the box along with copies of ads for White House Ginger Ale and a publication printed in 1908 called "Toasts"...a listing of drinking toasts for all occasions. When their eyes glaze over, I usually stop talking about it then (but not always if it's been a while!) Can anyone tell me how rare this box may be? Does it have any actual value? Or, is the value merely in how I use it to torture guests? 
I welcome all opinions and information anyone may have! Thank all for reading! Excited to be part of something new for me...I have a lot of reading to catch up on around here!
I welcome all opinions and information anyone may have! Thank all for reading! Excited to be part of something new for me...I have a lot of reading to catch up on around here!
