Then one day, at the bottom of the box, I discovered a little doll with a ten inch bisque head. Upon turning it over I discovered it was an Armand Marseille 996 made in Germany. The elastic had rotted and all her parts dangled, but restringing her was a simple job. I called around and ran ads in three local papers, but the lady was nowhere to be found. Apparently she had moved out of the area.
Wonderful surprises come in strange packages.
I never miss looking to the very bottom of old boxes.