H. Manning, 4 Saratoga Street, East Boston, Hand-painted Tin Box dansk This 19th century sketchbook of

This 19th century sketchbook of a Mary Elizabeth Greene has seen better days

And quite a curious cat expression its maker captured

with a very round ball and very thin posts on the cage

there is one light surface scratch at lower left tuning diagonal from base of tree to corner

but now show flesh colored with some gray on the the little hands

H. Manning, 4 Saratoga Street, East Boston, Hand-painted Tin Box dansk This 19th century sketchbook ofI'm in love with the gold painted lettering on this old black painted tin box super smart looking and satisfying, and wonderfully playful, and though I haven't been able to find anything on H. Manning, I'm completely smitten with them! I'd guess it was used a cigarette case, though would work for carrying business cards now, or a deck of playing cards too and it seems that both the top and bottom lids come off, though the top one is a bit sticky and I