Elton.S. Durkee 1884 Sketchbook Featuring Oregon Estates engraved box the jar to which the

the jar to which the lid originally belonged was broken along the way

The piece is in excellent condition

It would be great year round on the counter

and fans like this one

though it would also make a good serving bowl or catch-all

Elton.S. Durkee 1884 Sketchbook Featuring Oregon Estates engraved box the jar to which theA little research tells me that the Durkee family was important in the settlement of Oregon, with the first members of the family moving from New England to San Francisco during the gold rush in 1850, and later settling in Oregon. There, it seems they were responsible for a fair amount of early development, including the establishment of Durkee, an unincorporated community in Baker County, Oregon, so named in 1883 named when the railroad bought its