Vintage Chip Carved Tramp Art Box with Hinged Lid antique biology engraving minor and I don't think

minor and I don't think detracting

And if you look closely you can see a fingerprint at the center left of the image that must have been caught on the negative

and just in time for Valentine's Day

What I've learned about the Adella Fanton who signed this drawing in 1884 is that  she was born in Danbury

so that when hot it would not burn one's hand when using

Vintage Chip Carved Tramp Art Box with Hinged Lid antique biology engraving minor and I don't thinkNot a super fancy one, but a nice, solid one, in very good condition, I would guess 1940s or so. Someone more recently added a new fabric lining, which is not quite the choice I might have made, but it is clean and new and dust free! Chip carved of cigar box wood, with varnish over top. It seems possible there was once additional ornament on the front facing panel as there is a little scuffing there and one stray nail, but if so it does not feel