The game Shut the Box is said to have been invented in the 12th Century France

Used for everything from water buckets to cookware

During the American Civil War

this version now features stitched eyelets for a more accurate historical finish

Sometimes smaller is better

1770's Woolen Frock Coat - Falling Collar | Brown shifts18 The game Shut the BoxThroughout much of the second half of the eighteenth century, the frock coat made of wool, linen, or a combination of fibers, became the predominant style of outer garment for everyday wear for men of all classes. By the 1770s the straight bodied coat gave way to the more rounded front line with a narrower back featured here. This frock coat, like the originals of the 1770s is noted for its simplistic style. Buttonholes were often little longer than