antique vintage toleware document box, old black & gold painted lock box,

...letterbox storage keepsake box Early 1900s Japanned tole metal box, perfect for letters, photographs or other keepsakes. Also useful as a bankers of money box. It has a lock on the front and the original key. The lock works well! With plenty of marks of age and use, please see images. The handle on top looks to have been re-attached. The box once belonged to a Rhoda Bennett as the name is painted on the side. Size: 10.5 x 7-3/4 x 4.5 inches (27.3 x 20 x 11.5 cm)