Sweet Old Tramp Art Match Stick Box with Painted Star and Rich Patina all seeing eye Some scattered light stains

Some scattered light stains

So lovely and special feeling

Then the monogram WM carved into the lid--as clearly this was a precious thing

Thibet:  5" x 5 7/16"

and of course awe-inspiring for both the fineness of the writing and the rigor of the study

Sweet Old Tramp Art Match Stick Box with Painted Star and Rich Patina all seeing eye Some scattered light stainsFound in Lancaster County, PA, which I do think of as the land of stars, so am always glad to find a few when I am there. And quite an effort the maker of this match stick box put into cutting all of those matchsticks just right (more or less) to surround the inlay of this particular wooden star, which they then painted this electric aqua blue. A little surface wear just there, but not a matchstick lost there or anywhere, and satisfying from every