tea chests
Boxes for leaves
Tea chests are large wooden boxes traditionally used to ship tea from Asia to Western markets, lined with metal foil to preserve freshness.
The standard size became so familiar that "tea chest" now refers to any similar-sized packing crate used for moving household goods: We packed our books into tea chests.
In music, a tea-chest bass is a homemade instrument using an upturned tea chest as a resonator.
- rectangularFour right angles
- woodenMade from timber
- wooden boxesLumber-walled containers
- storageSpace for keeping goods
- containerThing for storing items
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