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What's Your Oldest Cardboard Carton?

FauxHall

FauxHall

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I am repeatedly amazed at people who can produce original packing cartons for products that are 60+ years old.

What's your oldest cardboard box?

I think mine is for my Sony pre-amp, TA-E80ES circa 1990. That's 23 years old - I got it second hand.
 
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For my TV Pal Ukulele from 1953...the one that Arthur Godfrey was selling (before I was born). It actually is a pretty decent sounding and playing uke!

Jim
 
The oldest would be the cartons from my KA-3500 and KT-5500 (1978) The boxes are a little rough but solid. The styrofoam inserts are there and in good shape.
 
Currently 1968 Pioneer SX-700T. (i didn't say it was pretty :D )

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Oldest non-audio box would be a 1912 ammo box for the model 1911 Colt 45 auto.
 
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Oldest audio item probably my first receiver, Sherwood S-8250CP, 1981. Other than that I'd have to look, I got a lot of stuff!
 
These are the only ones I have pictures of.
The accessory box to a 1959 Dual changer.


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1970's AR speakers.


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Plenty of really old tube boxes in my collection.


Steve
 

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I don't know the exact age of either of these but I have the original box for my MC240 and I also have the original boxes for my Stromberg Carlson RF-484s and a Stromberg Carlson ASR-444. They are all pretty old.
 
My mom recently gave me my baby shoes in their original boxes. So late 60's and in pretty good shape!

Oldest audio related box is for a Conrad Johnson PV5 - precious owner sent it when I purchased the unit off him.
 
The oldest of mine are all from the same time... around 1971

AR3a
Sony 2000f (and separate box for wooden case)
Sony 3200F(and separate box for wooden case)
Kenwood tuner (don't recall the model number)

I also have boxes for my AR3 speakers, although they weren't mine new.

Also for my Dali VI speakers, but not as old -- sometime in the '80s
 
Not reallly audio but related.

I still have carton box for '78 Fender Stratocaster (Made in Fullerton, California) that I'm the orignal owner of.
 
Does it have to be audio related? 'Cause if not, I'd say the earliest box I have is from the late 1940's or early 1950's. Boxes of screws that came from my Grandfather's shop that are now in my shop. I don't have boxes audio related that are very old at all.
 
Not a box, but something many here can identify with also.

I have a bottle of Molson Cream Porter and Carling Red Cap Ale from the fifties. Still filled with the original beer inside. No plans to drink them.
 
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