C. 1910 Chalmer's Porosknit Underwear Box with Great Graphics lock shaped it measures 8 1/2" tall

it measures 8 1/2" tall x 5 3/4" across at widest

clean tear that runs vertically from the bottom center-left edge

There are two buckles to the wood on the top of the chest

19 11/16" x 14 1/4" x 1 3/8"

C. 1910 Chalmer's Porosknit Underwear Box with Great Graphics lock shaped it measures 8 1/2" tallA fun one fabulous looking and a notable piece of history, too. I've learned that Chalmers' "Porosknit" underwear were very much product of emerging demand for all things sanitary and healthful in the wake of the industrial revolution. Using a revolutionary knitting process creating small holes in cotton material patented in 1905 they represented a much welcome liberation for men from the long popular union suit. "Let the body breathe!" was the motto,