Antique Wood Selby Abbey Yorkshire Souvenir Oak Box 500 Year Old Saved Roof Timbers (15th Century) after Great Fire 1906

Item - Antique Wooden Box made from the 500 year old partly burnt roof timbers of Selby Abbey, Yorkshire saved after the great fire October 20th 1906 (Please see all Photos)

Maker - Unknown 

Marks - Stamped to the top 500 YEARS OLD THIS WOOD IS FROM PARTLY BURNT OAK TAKEN FROM SELBY ABBEY AFTER THE GREAT FIRE OCTOBER 1906 (please see photos)

Circa - 1906 (though the wood dates to the 15th Century)

Construction - Wood

Country of Origin - England

Dimensions - 5.375" by 3.625" (1.625" in height)

Weight - 165 gram

Condition - Excellent Used Condition, there is a small area to the rear that appears to be a repair...but it is in fact where an original roof joint has been beautifully filled by the craftsmen that constructed the box back in 1906. As mentioned the box was produced after the Great Fire of 1906 and there is areas on the box where you can actually see the timber has been partly burnt...a true piece of history with a tale to tell (please see all photos)

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