{"product_id":"edwardian-touring-car-miniature-on-hinged-walnut-display-box-felt-lined-brass-hardware","title":"Edwardian Touring Car Miniature | Hinged Walnut Display Box | Felt-Lined | Brass Hardware | 1905–1915","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe lid is the surprise. From the front, it reads as a display piece — a miniature touring car mounted on a stepped walnut plinth, the kind of thing that lives on a desk and gets picked up by visitors. The car is cast in fine detail: black coachwork, a gray folding top, brass-finished trim at the radiator and running boards, spoke wheels with individual rim detail. The vehicle it references is Edwardian — the vertical radiator, the open touring body, the proportions of the hood — somewhere in the 1905 to 1915 window of early motoring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLift the lid and the plinth opens on two brass hinges. Inside: a two-compartment interior lined in tan felt, sized for cufflinks, a watch, folded notes, or whatever a man considered worth keeping close. The walnut is dark and lacquered, the molding profile stepped at the base.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe car and the box are one object. Neither makes full sense without the other.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eHunter’s Notes\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI picked it up because of the car. The detail on it — the spoke wheels, the brass trim, that little folding top — it just looked right. And then I turned it over, or lifted it, and the whole base opened. Felt-lined, two compartments, brass hinges. Someone kept something in here. I don’t know what. Found at the Rochester Salvation Army, August 2025. $10 at the register.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eThe Archive Record — JLM-260063\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 100%;\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaker\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUnknown — no maker’s mark on car or box\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEstablished\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUnknown\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eObject\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMiniature Edwardian touring car display box — decorative cast metal car on hinged walnut keepsake case\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCast metal miniature (black coachwork, brass-finished trim); dark lacquered walnut box; tan felt interior lining; brass hinges\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eConstruction\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCast metal car with paint and brass finish; lathe-turned and lacquered walnut box; stepped molding; brass hinge hardware; felt-lined two-compartment interior\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEra\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCirca 1960s–1980s | confidence: attributed\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCountry of Origin\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUnknown — no mark present\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCondition Tier\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGood\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCondition\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCar intact with original finish. Brass trim present. Walnut box sound with no warping. Felt lining present and intact. Brass hinges functional. Lid opens and closes correctly.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHunt Provenance\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRochester Salvation Army, Rochester, MI — August 2025\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAuthentication\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStyle attribution — no maker’s mark; Edwardian motoring era vehicle design c.1905–1915\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eComparable Sold\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e$25–$65 (eBay \/ Etsy — May 2026)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eJLM Price\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e$42.00\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFood Safe\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNot applicable — keepsake box; felt-lined\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLead Risk\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUnknown — vintage painted cast metal; decorative use recommended\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eChild Safe\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNo — small parts; lead risk unknown\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGift Idea\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAutomotive Collector, Father’s Day, Gentleman’s Desk, Edwardian Enthusiast\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eProduct Specs\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 100%;\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDimensions\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4.5″ L × 6.5″ W × 4″ H\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e0.5 lb\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Jolene Le Mille","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49022008754404,"sku":"JLM-260063","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0801\/3175\/2164\/files\/54971754-8131-4C33-9485-34E40DD31623.jpg?v=1779743087","url":"https:\/\/jolenelemille.com\/products\/edwardian-touring-car-miniature-on-hinged-walnut-display-box-felt-lined-brass-hardware","provider":"Jolene Le Mille","version":"1.0","type":"link"}