250. Retro Tea Chests
Manufacturer: East India Trading Company, Salada, Van Nell, and more
Original Price: AT
Value today: US $ 50- $ 1,000 *
For coffee drinkers, a tea box is a wooden box that was originally used to ship tea to Australia and the United Kingdom. The square wooden box was usually lined with tin or, unfortunately, lead, to ship the tea without the risk of breakage.
Retro tea chests are still around, and some can be really valuable. On 1stdibs.com, the Van Nell Voor Koffie en Thee is on sale for $644. Charish has a vintage Salada tea crate for $295. First, before putting your tea chest up for sale, you're going to want to find out who made it and what the market is for it. It could be worth hundreds of dollars.