The mirrored panels along the back interior-typical of upscale turn-of-the-century presentation cases-create depth and luminosity for displayed merchandise
Packs of cigarettes would have been stacked into columns inside each compartment
so it functions only as a lamp
The central graphics appears to be an exhaustive list of popes since the inception of the papacy
This richly detailed writing desk is adorned with elaborate hand-carved panels on the drawer fronts
Vintage Steel DeKalb Dairy/Jacob Haish Milk Can sack The mirrored panels along thec. 1920s 1930s; DeKalb Dairy Co. DeKalb, IL Galvanized steel milk can embossed with an oval permit plate reading: "RAW MILK PERMIT NO. 10172 JACOB HAISH EST. EDWARD J. DAVIS CORTLAND, ILL." This marked milk can originates from the Jacob Haish Estate, associated with Jacob Haish (1826 1926) inventor, manufacturer, and one of the three founders credited with the development of barbed wire in DeKalb, Illinois. Following Haish's death, his estate