Stanley made two different types of wooden boxes. The three pictures below show chestnut boxes with a sliding lid. Boxes with this particular label are fairly common and date back to late 1890's to early 1900's. These boxes commonly have their lids missing, and the labels are usually heavily worn. The grooves for the lid are also often cracked and/or broken off. A less common box label is shown the fourth.
While this type of box was useful for keeping all the parts together, the plane had to be disassembled to fit. The box does not have any type of holders, so all the pieces just bang against each other.
This box contains a type 7b plane. A wooden box with this label is extremely rare.
Here's another extremely rare label - especially in such nice condition!
The other type of wooden box is larger with a hinged lid. This type of box dates to the 1930's or 1940's and is much less common. It is typically painted a pale orange/yellow color as shown below, but there appear to be others that were painted or stained brown.
This box has dedicated storage for the blades, but the plane still has
to be disassembled to fit in the box. Most planes in this type of
box are in excellent condition. This is for two reasons, first this
is a more recent box, so the planes aren't as old. Second, the box
provided excellent protection.
A Stanley #45E (E =export model). This type of wooden box is
very rare. Here are some more shots of a similar box:
The end handle was added by a previous owner.
Here's a similar box that is either painted or stained brown. I have not personally seen many in this color, so I believe them to be very rare.