Pretty (and Useful) Marbled Paper Covered Documents Box, 1894 building set very orange orange

very orange orange

3 1/8" x 5 1/2"

The outside box definitely shows age (and it appears to have a star mark on the lid

though I have not seen another with only homespun fabric

Pretty (and Useful) Marbled Paper Covered Documents Box, 1894 building set very orange orangeI found this box, covered in marbled paper with gray cloth tape edging, just too pretty to walk away from, and it would be a useful one for stashing letters or clippings or rolled up papers, or a big lot of drawing pencils or markers, too. Nice construction too. With a label inside from the Ruggles Gale Co. Binders and Stationers, Columbus Ohio, and handwritten description of contents on one end relating to "Settlements of June 4, 1894." 9 1 2" x 4 1