Tessie, you are growing Felicite Parmentier in zone 9??!! Be still my heart, I haven't even seen this rose since I moved from Ohio. I thought it just had to have a winter chill and we don't get that here--in fact most of the teas keep their foliage right on thru the winter. We had Rosette deLizy, too close to Mrs. BR Cant and she simply died right to the ground, first time I've ever seen an own-root do THAT! I have her at home, one plant makes an instant bouquet! Lou-- totally smitten with Mrs. Dudley Cross-- YES we have her. She's prettier when the weather dries out a bit, the first flush really got spoiled. Yes we have no yellows other than Lady H; BS pressure is extreme here. We're coastal with high heat and high humidity, and the soil never dries out. I would love to try r.spinossisma altaica. Comtesse du Cayla--am trying to grow her in my home garden & she is not happy. Maybe I should plunk her down at the arboretum & see if she likes it better! Ann, one thing about creating a rose garden at an arboretum--there are a LOT of trees. Morning sun is blocked by a large wild cherry, but climbing arborists have pruned it extensively to thin the canopy and reduce overhang. By 11 the sun is full on most of the garden for the rest of the day. I removed roses from the shadiest section & we now have a glorious selection of shade perennials-- Bletilla, ferns, Chinese foxglove, helleborus, pulmonaria, columbine, leopard-spotted ligularia, Sweet Williams. Many of the roses were picked for being blackspot resistant and I'm happy to say every one of them has lived up to their reputation. MIP is a mess by June, but is partly concealed by boxwood, a blessing. So many great suggestions, now how many more can I really fit in? Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!

if you google antique grease pot or antique tar pot you can find other pictures of these, some very primitive. For wagon wheel grease? Or to seal seems of tarps, Conestoga covers? My clue was in looking closely at the supersize photos on ebay. The interior seemed perhaps grease stained and the wood was cut so the the grain of the wood would tend not to let grease flow out of the box with gravity. The grain of the wood leads sideways, where the sides are thicker. Also the hanged door opens so that the load the box carries must have been only a shallow portion of the box; otherwise the door would dip or bang into the load. I imagine the box was made to recess into floor boards of the wagon and sit out of the way for the most part. Here is a link that might be useful: bing: antique grease pot

Because it's labeled Kuhn & Komor, I would guess that it was made in Japan, the painting is cherry blossoms, and it was made around the turn of the century. There is some value, but how much I could only guess. My guess would be around $300. This is just a guess. Maybe someone else can give you a better one. The value of the box would be as a decorative object.

I don't think it would ever be called junk. Just a nice old oak table. It will be beautiful with some cleaning up. I just bought a set of 3 quarter sawn oak dining chairs with upholstered seats and in pencil under one is "new plywood seat .25 labor installing and regluing 1.75 material 1.60 tax .04 $3.64" I can't begin to figure out how old they are if they were re-upolstered back in the day when those prices were in effect. Had to be at least in the early 1900's. And they are in beautiful condition and they were only $20. for all 3! They were paired with a crappy formica drop leaf table for $50. The table stayed there. Edited to add: I found the same chairs on eBay for over $1,000 for a set of 4 so I snagged a great deal. Mine have claw feet on the front legs.