Wonderful Old Painted Tin Boat A.R. Cole Most often one sees a

Most often one sees a little breakage to the splints at the very center of the lid on these here there is visible bend

I think all three brothers had a way with expressive faces

I believe most likely it was made to function as a tea caddy (there are some very fine 19th c example of tea caddies in the form of houses)

and this one is unsigned--so they represent the work of a few different people

allowing the trick to be performed with different decks

Wonderful Old Painted Tin Boat A.R. Cole Most often one sees aLove love love this thing, with terrific painted color and profile, and satisfying simple symmetry. It's an old thing for sure, scratch made I believe, with two small holes on each side, which make me think perhaps it once had a bottom? No matter to me at least, and I like the happy surprise of finding gold inside when one flips it over. 7 3 8 x 1 3 8 x 2 7 16 t, with surface wear all over and a bit of separation between the edges of the tin at one