Beautifully Crackled c. Early 20th C. Handmade Balls - SOLD INDIVIDUALLY hand cut tin with beading at the corners

with beading at the corners and woven metallic thread around the sides

mostly along the bottom and general wear

There is a sticker note on the bottom of this lovely treen box that describes it as American

late 1910s/early 1920s

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Beautifully Crackled c. Early 20th C. Handmade Balls - SOLD INDIVIDUALLY hand cut tin with beading at the cornersNot my expertise, but I have found a few listings out there for balls closely resembling these two, describing them as late 19th early 20th c. baseballs (and valuing them VERY highly.) I think the age is right, but they look to me to have been sewn of oil cloth, and I think its possible these were made as carnival knock down balls. In any case, I think they're quite beautiful things, with nicely irregular hand stitching in blue thread, and great all