19th C. Handmade Black Painted Pine Box with Wire Hinges penny 6 3/4" d x 5

6 3/4" d x 5 1/16" w x 4 1/4" t and in good condition

(He doesn’t look especially happy about it

with a bit of loss to one ribbon hinge as noted

Not for everyone I'm sure

and these I think are about as good as it gets

19th C. Handmade Black Painted Pine Box with Wire Hinges penny 6 3/4" d x 5I don't always have the easiest time selling old boxes, especially relatively plain ones whose charms are subtle, but every time I visited the little shop in Maine where I found this one I was be struck by it, so, finally, after three or four viewings I had to bring it home! It's actually just the sort of box that I love most, honest and useful, with its beauty deriving from its construction, function and use over time. I love the shallow carve out of