Birds in Nest with Beaks Up, Lovely Old Real Photo Postcard matchsafe but all the better for

but all the better for being made of brass

11/16" thick

And this is a curious one

a student of Ilya Repin

My guess is that this was the ice fishing tackle box of a boy of 13 or so who was also very into baseball

Birds in Nest with Beaks Up, Lovely Old Real Photo Postcard matchsafe but all the better forHow to beat two birds on a branch, beaks up and poised to chirp? They look like baby birds to me, perhaps eagerly awaiting the arrival of mother to feed them. A very lovely one, with the birds almost disappearing amid the filagree of leaves a happy discovery. 5 1 2" x 3 1 2" and in very good condition, unused postcard back.