A Steel Square Storage Box

mid-20th century
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L O T 3 1

  • Heavy-gauge steel construction with recessed panels, reinforced corners and edges with riveted brackets, the hinged lid secured by clips.

  • Minor patches and spots of rust, scratches, dents, and wear.

  • Once belonging to the estate of Johan Georg Konig, a German industrialist whose munitions factory was famously destroyed by Allied bombers during World War II. Gifted to heirs (1959), sold to private collector (1992).

Lot 31

A Steel Square Storage Box


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