Remember Me, C. Clark's Very Tenderly Decorated 1888 Eston Iron Stone Miniature Folk Art Book kelly pool with room for a handful

with room for a handful of matches inside--or a good secret hiding place for some other sort of little treasure(s)

There are a couple of minor splits in the wood on the top/lid and one split in the top interior tray

And from silhouette to necklace to pursed little lips

for which he was awarded the Army Navy “E” for Excellence prize in 1943

Remember Me, C. Clark's Very Tenderly Decorated 1888 Eston Iron Stone Miniature Folk Art Book kelly pool with room for a handfulIt has been quite a while since I found an antique carved stone book I really loved, but this one had my name written all over it as well as the name of C. Clark! I believe the Eston Iron Stone carved into face of it likely refers to Eston, in the North Yorkshire, England where the discovery of ironstone deposits in 1850 led to the rapid industrial development of the area, transforming it into a major iron and steel production center. And perhaps our