Antique Tole Painted Foo Dog Box for "Future Prosperity" turkey This beautifully proportioned box I

This beautifully proportioned box I found filled with vintage matchbooks and a few newspaper clippings

There appears to be a well done old split repair to the base toward the right

Though definitely built to endure a lot of carnival action

This one does not bear a patent mark that I can see and I think may not be quite that old

London toy company in the early 20th century or so

Antique Tole Painted Foo Dog Box for "Future Prosperity" turkey This beautifully proportioned box IHow could I resist the hand painted golden foo dog on the lid of this old tin box, promising future prosperity? Perhaps used as a snuff box, perhaps for something else, now useful for all sorts of little things. Late 19th century or so I believe, and though the lettering of "prosperity" is pretty faint, the dog is very radiant gold! 3 1 4 x 2 1 2 x 11 16 and in good condition, tin opens easily and closes tight.