Amazing 19th C. Sailor Made Table Snuff Box with Rollable Dice Encased in Sole! dark splint if you're not a baker

if you're not a baker

hands and feet

MA (1913 patent)—and certainly a good socket set is a useful thing to have around

Unsigned other than the two words "My Mel" on reverse

and I love how present the hand of the maker feels

Amazing 19th C. Sailor Made Table Snuff Box with Rollable Dice Encased in Sole! dark splint if you're not a bakerI 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