Great Old Swivel Top Wooden Pencil Box with Original Paint vintage masonic Animals are about 2 3/4"

Animals are about 2 3/4" long give or take

with two carved and painted figures comprising the totem pole at one end (I believe an owl at the top

or tea bags--is a great example

13 5/8" tall with stand

Great Old Swivel Top Wooden Pencil Box with Original Paint vintage masonic Animals are about 2 3/4"There is something so satisfying to me about old handmade wooden boxes that close alone an angled edge like this. This one, with the lid held on by one simple nail, I am pretty certain dates to the late 1800s. It still bears some of its original red paint (which reads orange), as well as pencil marks all over! Much of that pencil appears to be scribbles, but I can at least make out "Millie" on one side, "Nicky" on the bottom, and a "Yo" on one short