SOLD Stoic but Very Sweet Old Scratch Made House Shaped Bank for Maryann handmade map This beautifully proportioned box I

This beautifully proportioned box I found filled with vintage matchbooks and a few newspaper clippings

especially for those tiny brass tacks nailed in one by one

I purchased it at an estate sale in Sudbury

7" long x 5" tall x 2" deep

and the kids could probably using it for playing tug of war without breaking it

SOLD Stoic but Very Sweet Old Scratch Made House Shaped Bank for Maryann handmade map This beautifully proportioned box ILove at first sight with this one photos do no justice, but it is heavy for its size and of a nice scale; an object with a real presence. Of course what first sold me was the brass MARYANN over the front door surely indicating that this bank was the creation of a father or grandfather for their much beloved girl. And a one off, scratch made creation I am sure, with the chimney doubling as a coin slot and the hinged front door opening wide to fetch