A.L's Marvelous Old Chip Carved Tramp Art Pedestal Box end of day some of the thread stitching

some of the thread stitching on the bristles is loose

and a useful box too

which dates to the late 1800s I believe

is Zanesville

A.L's Marvelous Old Chip Carved Tramp Art Pedestal Box end of day some of the thread stitchingI've always got an eye out for old tramp art boxes, but have gotten pretty fussy about what I like, wanting ones that feel singular and special and this for me is very much those! Lifting the hinged lid reveals that it was the creation of A. L, who signed it very proudly in gold on green cloth lining and justifiably so; it's a wonderfully, laboriously, skillfully crafted thing that A. L or someone took great care of, as it remains in excellent