Great Old Hand-carved Slide Top Pencil Box Wabanaki Basket Sold with an acetate protective

Sold with an acetate protective cover wrap

and the carved slit defining his slightly open mouth

There is an old repaired split to the top surface toward the back

and the ice below

and I might guess 1940s-50s or so

Great Old Hand-carved Slide Top Pencil Box Wabanaki Basket Sold with an acetate protectiveI love a pencil box, and to my eye this one is about as good as it gets. The box itself is carved from one piece of wood, pine I believe, thick walled and very satisfying with great rounded ends. The slide top fits perfectly, sliding easily and holding tightly in place, well worn at one end where it has clearly been slid in and out many many many times. Really a beautiful honest thing I think, which I would fill with my most beloved writing