Antique Gravel Covered, Wire Hinged Folk Art Box with Original Green and Red Painted Interior folk art bell This blocks in this large

This blocks in this large parquetry set are indeed large--making them great for small hands to play around with

and with its tail then equally satisfyingly knocking against the plate in the opposite direction

I know there are some serious Mickey Mouse collectors out there

and/or as templates/stencils for drawing or quilting

which speaks lot to the times they were done

Antique Gravel Covered, Wire Hinged Folk Art Box with Original Green and Red Painted Interior folk art bell This blocks in this largeI really love this one. I seem to recall seeing a box or two covered like this in what I only know to describe as a sort of fine gravel, but I don't know when that was a thing to do. Whether that surface is original to the box or applied a bit later I am not sure, but the bottom of the box shows much softened original green paint, and I am pretty certain the green and red painted interior are of the same age, original to it, as are the wire hinges all