Etched C. 1920s Circus Themed Wooden Box Chinese canton and makes me want to

and makes me want to send more handwritten letters in order that I might receive some back to open with it

So many beautiful old tools in the world

Paper is somewhat brittle but overall good condition

especially all together

Etched C. 1920s Circus Themed Wooden Box Chinese canton and makes me want toA cat rides a dog, a monkey rides a horse, and a clown conducts the proceedings on this sweet wooden box, with the design etched into the wood like a pyrograph, with red and blue details in addition to the black, and faux wood grain etched into the sides and all of the interior. A bit too short to be a pencil box (for unsharpened pencils at least), but perfect for erases to all sorts of other little things, with swing hinges on the sides that allow