This listing is for a wonderful Antique Folding Wood Delivery Crate. Printed on both sides is "Q.M. Sales Store Ft. Ethan Allen Vermont". It is all wood with iron hinges. The crate is in good overall condition with some damage on both sides and rust on the metal parts. The bottom flap has some chips and is somewhat delaminated. It does not want to fold completely flat, and we did not try to force it. It measures 18 1/4" x 13 1/4" x 11 3/4". Please see the photos below and contact us with any questions before bidding. We have a low opening bid, so don't miss your chance to win!
Fort Ethan Allen was a U.S. army installation in Vermont, named for American Revolutionary War figure Ethan Allen. First serving as a cavalry post in 1894, today it is the center of a designated national historic district straddling the town line between Colchester and Essex. Locally, it is known simply as "The Fort." The fort was formerly home to units of the 10th Cavalry Regiment in the early 1900s, 1st Squadron, 3rd Cavalry from 1919 to 1941, the 7th Field Artillery, less 2nd Battalion from 1922 to 1940, the 3rd Battalion, 13th Infantry from 1928 to 1931, the 2nd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery from 1933 to 1940, elements of 9th Quartermaster Regiment, and the 84th Quartermaster Battalion.