vintagebrett wrote:The wording on the Doak box auction was interesting. That was one that I sold at the National - when I got the box it was missing the side flaps on both the bottom piece and the top piece. Dr. William rebuilt the box for me and it came out nice. If I was selling it online I would have taken pictures of the side so potential buyers could have seen the restoration work. Hope the buyer is happy.
I'm surprised by that as well. I would have thought that there would be a side view photo showing the repair to the box. If the new owner would like to contact me to discuss the repair and the issue that I encountered, please feel free. It was always my intention to finish the sides with a layer of paper, but I ran into a sourcing problem and could only reconstruct the box back to it's functional state. It looks good from the front, so, if that's what you're after, it'll be fine on display.