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I hope my assemblages evoke the spirit, not an imitation, of the master boxmaker.
Kimberly Brooks: WALL-E, Katrina and the Art of Vicki Niolet 2008
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Among the occupations chosen to illustrate vocabulary and usage were the carpenter (fig. 1), the boxmaker (cabinetmaker), and the turner (fig. 2).
Woodworking Tools 1600-1900 Peter C. Welsh
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But a barking dog spoiled the enterprise: the boxmaker and his daughter were immediately abroad, and once more Cartouche was lodged in prison, weighted with still heavier garters.
A Book of Scoundrels 1896
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But a barking dog spoiled the enterprise: the boxmaker and his daughter were immediately abroad, and once more Cartouche was lodged in prison, weighted with still heavier garters.
A Book of Scoundrels Charles Whibley 1894
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To keep them clean and in order nothing is as good as a pamphlet case, which any boxmaker can make, of cardboard about 9 inches high, 7 inches deep, and 2 inches thick, open at the back.
A Library Primer John Cotton Dana 1892
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The son of a poor boxmaker of Pavia, he early took the habit of the Augustines, and acquired a reputation for sanctity by leading the austere life of a hermit.
Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots John Addington Symonds 1866
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According to Paul Hague, managing director of set-top boxmaker and content provider the BIBC (British Internet Broadcast Company), it won't be long before 'open' IPTV boxes become the norm.
unknown title 2009
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