Lot 32: Seed Box and Stencil Plate

Estimate: $500 – $700
Price Realized: $1,888

Pine, original red paint, original paper front label “Shaker Seeds, Genuine Garden, Mount Lebanon, N.Y.”, “74 papers” in black paint on lid, “Smith & Laniton, Smithville” on bottom, six-section interior later lined with red felt, 3 1/4″ h, 23 1/2″ l; Brass stencil plate, “Shaker Seeds 10 Doz.”, thumbtacked to a small pine board on red, with hole for peg, from a Massachusetts collection, 2 1/2″ x 6 3/4″.