19th Century Australian Cedar Blanket Box Trunk

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A small blacket box trunk, Australian cedar, 19th century, external dovetails, 35 cm high, 79 cm wide, 39 cm deep

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Dovetail Joints - At regular intervals in one board, wedge-shaped projections are cut, which fit and are glued into matching recesses cut in the corresponding board opposite, thus forming a 'dovetail' appearance. One of the strongest joints devised for furniture. Found in most drawers and the joints fixing the tops, bottoms and rails at right angles to the side pieces of most cabinets. Before the invention of the dovetail joint, furniture had been held together by metal or wooden dowels or pegs.

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