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This sort of a keepsake box may be personalised with a person's name, design or picture. Pantheon Theatre Memory Box by Wheathills. In September 2011 the BBC highlighted a modern example of a particularly intricate memory box, in the form of a Pantheon Theatre, containing over 10,000 pieces of marquetry, taking 18 months to create. [1] [2]
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A hope chest, also called dowry chest, cedar chest, trousseau chest, or glory box, is a piece of furniture once commonly used by unmarried young women to collect items, such as clothing and household linen, in anticipation of married life.
A postcard or post card is a piece of thick paper or thin cardboard, typically rectangular, intended for writing and mailing without an envelope. Non-rectangular shapes may also be used but are rare. In some places, one can send a postcard for a lower fee than a letter.
An example of a chocolate box with sentimental illustrations of children with flowers. Chocolate box art originally referred literally to decorations on chocolate boxes. Over the years, however, the terminology has changed; it is now applied broadly as an often pejorative term to describe paintings and designs that are overly idealistic and sentimental.
The Seashore. Cornwall engraving by William Miller after R. P. Bonington, published in The Keepsake for MDCCCXXXI (1831). The first edition of The Keepsake was initiated by the engraver Charles Heath, who initially approached the publisher John Murray but entered an agreement with another publisher, Hurst, Chance, and Co., to publish the first volume.
Post-it: Sticky note: 3M: Often used by consumers as if it were generic in the UK, U.S. and Canada, but still a legally recognized trademark. [183] PostShop post office: NZ Post: Widely use to refer to post offices in New Zealand, although the CamelCase form is the only one on the registered trademark. [184] Pot Noodle: Instant noodles: Unilever
A letter box, letterbox, letter plate, letter hole, mail slot or mailbox is a receptacle for receiving incoming mail at a private residence or business. For outgoing mail, post boxes are often used for depositing the mail for collection, although some letter boxes are also capable of holding outgoing mail for a carrier to pick up. Letterboxes ...