Box marked A.J. Tuck Co
I was wondering if you know anything about this box I have. It's cedar covered with metal. On the top is embossed Europa and the Bull and the sides are decorated with abstact designs. On the bottom A.J. Tuck Co. New York is imprinted into the metal edge. I'm assuming this is a biscuit or cigar box but I can't find anything on Tuck. Any info would be appreciated. I nabbed this out of a box lot and it's one of my favorite possessions. Alvin J Tuck was the manager of Tiffany Studios' Corona, NY foundry at the end of the 19th c. That factory produced bases for Tiffany Lamps as well as other metal items, such as desk sets. Around 1914, he established the A.J. Tuck Co and started making his own lamps in Flushing, NY. His specialty was electroforming or electroplating. In 1925 he moved his operations to Brookfield, CT where the business is still in existence, although, it's products are high tech and mainly for the defense industry. So, your box was made between 1914-