Amos J. Blake's Lovely 1892 Copper Rivets Box (With Contents!) vintage whimsy I'd say the most accomplished

I'd say the most accomplished of the trio

the stone and the appearance of the carving makes it seem more akin in nature to jade

but none of the sides look more recently cut than any of the others

I believe it is likely Arts and Crafts period

I was pretty excited to find a box full of these handmade slides at the flea market this weekend--a box in which many were rolled up in newspaper from 1945

Amos J. Blake's Lovely 1892 Copper Rivets Box (With Contents!) vintage whimsy I'd say the most accomplishedIt's the lovely handwritten paper label on the side of this box that sold me on it, but the box itself, made I believe of walnut, is itself very lovely, and inside are, indeed, a whole bunch of antique copper rivets and some other bits besides. I found these in New Hampshire and have found a definitely record for the Amos J. Blake (1836 1925) that they belonged to: a prominent attorney of Rindge, NH, whose home in nearby Fitzwilliam has since been