May 22 • General discussion
Retrofitting Old Boxes
This Tea Caddy is definitely one of the oldest boxes I have retrofit to date.
These kinds of boxes can bring an interesting perspective to building a puzzle in that all of the compartment spaces are already provided. Drilling holes in tight spaces and make for unique challenges. Not being able to drill where metal fillagree takes up space, all part of the new intention.
The Tea Caddy was once part of Winston Churchill 's estate at Chartwell. The exterior is a fine layer of Ebony, brass, and Mother of Pearl inlays. With a little research we find that Winston preferred Scotch Whiskey and that this tea caddy was likely a gift to staff back in the day.
The first box I ended up making is an 18 push-button lock, where there are over 260,143 possible combinations if I don't say how many push-buttons there are. Fun clues that are written as mathematical formulas make this super challenging.
What are your thoughts, experiences with retrofitting old boxes?
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Retrofitting Old Boxes
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