Nice Old Copper Map or Document (or Drawing) Tube handmade scrap book and the box too has

and the box too has lost one top edge and features a hairline split along one side of the lid

is made of carved water buffalo horn

Very good condition--structurally very sound and perfectly aged

with original ball

and with the original design booklet showing examples of many structures one might build with them

Nice Old Copper Map or Document (or Drawing) Tube handmade scrap book and the box too hasI purchased this (and one other I am keeping for myself) after a couple of rainy days shopping at Brimfield, where I was reluctant to by any paper for fear of it being destroyed, and thought how handy one of these would be to keep one of these in one's flea market bag. Earlyish 20th century and copper I believe, this one's in very good shape, with the lid sliding on and off smoothly but holding tight. And at 16 inches long, it's a good size for