Show collection not much used collection boxes were at one time used in many churches the old style is a shallow open box about seven inches long by five wide it is lined with velvet and has a handle attached boxes of this etyle are still used but collection boxes are now generally made circular in form they are seven and a half inches in diameter and two and a half inches in depth A plush mat is laid on the bottom and the bos is provided with a handle two feet or three feet long such a box of oak sells for not many boxes are sold nowadays new york |