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with glass for the windows (inset into carved niches visible on the interior) painted with black crosses for windows and bordered on the bottom with black painted bits of wood
with small loss around left tusk as noted and documented
with a minor bends and dings
this week I returned to the same shop and found DARK ENGINE waiting for me
imparting it with a big personality
SOLD Great Old Carved Folk Art Book Shaped Box with Passive Snake Inside! captioned photo with glass for the windowsI purchased this one from a wonderful dealer in Pennsylvania, and believe that is quite likely where it originated, early 20th century would be my guess, though it could be a little older than that. There is a tiny hole in the slide that once would have attached via string or fine wire to the snake inside (with stained black arching neck and wonderful little nailed eyes and iron tongue) and pulled it forth to deliver a surprise to the opener! That
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