Super Sweet Antique Primitive Book Shaped Pencil Box with Wire Hinges school girl embroidery whole or broken

whole or broken

and with a great pencil drawing of a massive arrow attack on the back of the hygiene book

Bs and C’s

but do rather them all in a row

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Super Sweet Antique Primitive Book Shaped Pencil Box with Wire Hinges school girl embroidery whole or brokenI really love this old box, I presume made for holding writing implements. It looks like a tall and narrow book to me, with the short sides slightly recessed from the long sides so as to look like pages. With its original wired hinges, and a wire loop that comes up through a cut in the wood of the top to meet a small brass hook. Nice bleeding around the forged iron nails, and a well worn woven green fabric lining. First half 19th c. I'd think, and