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Monday, July 14, 2014

Box: 1982 Cottage : Closer Look





Recently, a never opened Cottage went for sale on Ebay. It was a few hundred dollars, which may seem high but it did have an interesting history of not only being a foreign issue box but also having belonged to original retail buyers. Also, the box was especially crisp and minty, an unusual trait since most boxes are faded, torn, dented and wrapped in tape by now.







Somehow, this one escaped color fading. Often the 4 post covers have yellowed but that's an easy fix with a $4 can of white pray paint AFTER cleaning them really good. 


Period decor: the remolded pink version 82-87? 


Perhaps the precursor to the inspiration behind the 82 Cottage. 


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2 comments:

  1. GianniJuly 26, 2014 at 11:27 PM

    I have the fully furnished version of this foreign issue cottage. Never been assembled. I wrapped it in heavy brown paper to preserve the graphics. I'm still debating on whether to assemble it or not. It's still sitting in the closet. One of these days I will have to assemble it or sell it lol.

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  2. Bloghost KenJuly 30, 2014 at 1:42 PM

    Very cool. If the box has never been opened, I'd say leave it sealed. Sounds like you have a rare gem. =-)

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