Many Little Drawings by George R. Peare and Family, Lynn, MA, 1870s-80s hand-painted metal box Longer whimsy measures 10 1/8"

Longer whimsy measures 10 1/8" l x 15/16" wide and deep

and this pretty

with a few minor losses to the carved decoration that I don't think detract a bit

which doubles as a handle for waving it around

Happily (in my opinion)

Many Little Drawings by George R. Peare and Family, Lynn, MA, 1870s-80s hand-painted metal box Longer whimsy measures 10 1/8"Total joy than finding a plastic sleeve this week in Vermont stuffed with all of these: several loose drawings of sailing ships, several hand stitched little booklets of drawings, and an 1873 letter from George R. Peare of Lynn, MA to his wife, with some doodles on the back of that, too. I've found a record for Peare (born 1847 in Nova Scotia; died 1912, Lynn MA) which makes me believe the majority of these drawings were done by his children, rather