Earl McDonald's Marvelous Red Cross Box antique tramp art cabinet and thought how handy one

and thought how handy one of these would be to keep one of these in one's flea market bag

with great graphics

One of the founders of modern calligraphy

might make a memorable business card holder

On the underside is a metal plate which allows it to stay upright on the water (and it does indeed float)

Earl McDonald's Marvelous Red Cross Box antique tramp art cabinet and thought how handy oneIf there were ever a perfect logo or emblem, to my mind it is the Red Cross, and seeing it painted over and over and in lush red paint against white on this great old box is to my eye about as satisfying as it gets. This beauty was the work of an Earl McDonald, who painted his last name along the edge of the top and then carved his full name into the underside of the top inside. I'm guessing he was indeed a medic, with an illustration demonstrating