H. Manning, 4 Saratoga Street, East Boston, Hand-painted Tin Box waiter joke One short end is carved

One short end is carved with a star

Original Random Industries sticker on the underside of one of them

9" l x 5 1/2" w x 2 1/2" t

Nice old dry wood patina

4 1/4" in diameter at the bottom

H. Manning, 4 Saratoga Street, East Boston, Hand-painted Tin Box waiter joke One short end is carvedI'm in love with the gold painted lettering on this old black painted tin box super smart looking and satisfying, and wonderfully playful, and though I haven't been able to find anything on H. Manning, I'm completely smitten with them! I'd guess it was used a cigarette case, though would work for carrying business cards now, or a deck of playing cards too and it seems that both the top and bottom lids come off, though the top one is a bit sticky and I