Spalding's Athletic Library 1929 Boxing Illustrated Instruction Guide painted steel I'm not entirely sure if

I'm not entirely sure if the beetle itself was perfect to begin with

that this sweet hand-carved box was made to carry a coin or game chip or two in order to be perpetually ready for a card match

the other to the interior of the box near the top edge

as if an image from a dream--which of course is often what makes children's drawings so compelling

circa 1920s-40s

Spalding's Athletic Library 1929 Boxing Illustrated Instruction Guide painted steel I'm not entirely sure if"A Guide to the Manly Art of Self Defense, giving accurate instructions for becoming proficient in the Science of Boxing" so reads the brief summary on the title page of this 1929 Spalding's Athletic Library Boxing guide, published by the American Sports Publishing Company, NYC. And indeed, it packs a lot in, from an intro section of great photos and bios of boxing greats to step by step instructions (again with great photos as illustration) to