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Mandeville & King Flower Seeds Wood Box - This is a wooden store counter display box produced for the Mandeville and King Company of Rochester, New York. The box is constructed from hardwood featuring finger-jointed corners. It contains original lithographed paper labels on both the exterior front and the interior lid. The front label is printed on a black background with white and gilt lettering reading Mandeville Triple-Tested Flower Seeds. The interior lid label features a blue header reading Mandeville and King Co. Superior Flower Seeds Rochester, N.Y. Below the header are four illustrated panels with instructions for setting up an internal tiered display. The text describes the process of lifting out trays and setting up brackets to create a display case. The box is fitted with two metal hinges and a side-mounted hook-and-eye latch.