Keystone Mills Ten Pound Wooden Cinnamon Crate with Original Label owl engaged in various activities

engaged in various activities

is that this is American and I am pretty sure it dates to the 2nd half of the 20th century

and keen attention to detail

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Keystone Mills Ten Pound Wooden Cinnamon Crate with Original Label owl engaged in various activitiesSuch a fantastic box! Or crate, really made to hold 10 pounds of imported cinnamon. It features its original label, with fabulous inset portrait of what appears to be an Egyptian woman set against a landscape complete with camel, natives with shields, palm trees and stone columns fitting in that the use of cinnamon is believed by most to have originated in Egypt, used as early as 2000 B. C. The adjacent side of the box is painted with stenciled black