Vintage Chip Carved Tramp Art Box with Hinged Lid antique biology engraving minor and I don't think

minor and I don't think detracting

which I believe it was constructed around

with a small fold to lower right corner

so that when hot it would not burn one's hand when using

what a lot of effort went into this chest

Vintage Chip Carved Tramp Art Box with Hinged Lid antique biology engraving minor and I don't thinkNot a super fancy one, but a nice, solid one, in very good condition, I would guess 1940s or so. Someone more recently added a new fabric lining, which is not quite the choice I might have made, but it is clean and new and dust free! Chip carved of cigar box wood, with varnish over top. It seems possible there was once additional ornament on the front facing panel as there is a little scuffing there and one stray nail, but if so it does not feel