Vintage 1950s Tea Chest Side Table / Box - Ceylon Tea satin waiting for me to sort

waiting for me to sort it out

and the mug is plain red

The Formica and legs are both original vintage (all Formica sheet was unused but original from the 1960s and 70s)

This is a large

Complete and lovely

Vintage 1950s Tea Chest Side Table / Box - Ceylon Tea satin waiting for me to sortOnce used for moving home and storage, now hardly seen, this is a gorgeous old tea chest with added heavy pine lid I would suggest it dates to the 1950s, but cannot be sure. Someone has carefully made a lid for it, with lovely hinges and a secure fitting, making it a more usable piece of actual furniture now Handy as a side table, with extra storage inside? The original metal lining has mostly gone, but the lovely typography on the outside remains, as