C. 1910 Chalmer's Porosknit Underwear Box with Great Graphics lock shaped 19 11/16" x 14 1/4"

19 11/16" x 14 1/4" x 1 3/8"

and each special in its own way

There are two buckles to the wood on the top of the chest

widening just a bit to form a triangle at the end of the board

with really no signs of wear

C. 1910 Chalmer's Porosknit Underwear Box with Great Graphics lock shaped 19 11/16" x 14 1/4"A fun one fabulous looking and a notable piece of history, too. I've learned that Chalmers' "Porosknit" underwear were very much product of emerging demand for all things sanitary and healthful in the wake of the industrial revolution. Using a revolutionary knitting process creating small holes in cotton material patented in 1905 they represented a much welcome liberation for men from the long popular union suit. "Let the body breathe!" was the motto,