Antique Folk Art Hand-carved Snake in a Box! willis hitchinson It's a little bit hard

It's a little bit hard to read from the front (but what a great bunch of cross-outs at right

educated at Balmforth Avenue School (Danbury High School)

and little bit of wiggle to the hinged lid

such that one half of the loon is more of dark gray-green

I actually found the girl doll at left first

Antique Folk Art Hand-carved Snake in a Box! willis hitchinson It's a little bit hardHandmade boxes with surprise carved snakes inside seem to have become a thing right around 1900, which is about how old I'd guess this one is. Sadly, the slide top lid to this lovely grain painted wooden box is long gone, but a string attached to the snake inside does the trick for making him emerge! The snake itself is pretty terrific I think, with hand painted details (in ink I believe) and tiny nails for eyes, and a knot in the string can be used