Very Old Hand-carved Slide Top Pine Box with Pen Nibs fraternal order emblem Matte green glazed Arts and

Matte green glazed Arts and Crafts pottery continues to call to me like a magnet

where it would swing and rattle in the breeze like a wind chime

especially for someone in a period of transition

from which I removed a National Geographic type photo of a leopard stapled to the back along with a hook

which would be held tight inside when the slide door is closed

Very Old Hand-carved Slide Top Pine Box with Pen Nibs fraternal order emblem Matte green glazed Arts andA charmer of a tiny box, and certainly a very old one, carved of pine with a fantastic patina now, and found with a handful of old ink pen nibs inside. It looks, at least to me, that the box (excepting the sliding lid) was carved from one piece of wood, but due to a split along one edge a couple of tiny nails were added as reinforcement. Though there's been a bit more minor splitting since, but it's held up well, as the slide top slides easily and