Amazing 19th C. Sailor Made Table Snuff Box with Rollable Dice Encased in Sole! folk art tool box but there is some dryness

but there is some dryness and light cracking to the woods in places

I think they're just so pretty and super satisfying to carry around

has lost part of its side and is stained along the lower edge of the lid

late 19th century I believe

where it has lived a very long time

Amazing 19th C. Sailor Made Table Snuff Box with Rollable Dice Encased in Sole! folk art tool box but there is some drynessI splurged on this one, and will be more than glad to keep it for myself, but of course I have at least to share it. Feels a bit like the 19th century predecessor of a Magic 8 ball, with a round window in the toe of the sole providing a peephole view to three carved bone dice inside, which one can "roll" by shaking the shoe. Surely always lucky! Sailor made I presume, with bone buttons up the front of the boot and decorating both the center and