Great Old Copper Painted Tin Presumed Map Sleeve victorian era printed matter and had "just been presented

and had "just been presented a silver loving cup" in honor of his service as a Masonic lodge master for half a century

though it could be a ear of grain or palm frond she holds in her raised hand

with her Vanna White sort of pose and over the top fingernails won me over

and tail wrapped snake-like around its front paws

leading to what became known as “starvation winter in 1883-4

Great Old Copper Painted Tin Presumed Map Sleeve victorian era printed matter and had "just been presentedI aways grab metal sleeves like this when I find them (not very often!) as they're excellent to throw in the car or flea market bag when one is out hoping always! to find old drawings and prints. It's definitely old, and oblong rather than round I assume made for military use holding maps but unusual in form. At 16 inches it's an easy one to carry around, so I think it's just right, and the lid slides on easily and holds tightly closed to well protect