Antique Painter's Travel Box with Palette and Latching Compartments finger joints and some rusting to the

and some rusting to the bells themselves

The images here are a bit yellow-pinker than the actual drawing

came from E J Stanley's "Library of Health

I'm a sucker for a carved shoe or boot to begin with

announcing "I've been dissipating in Pittsburg" (missing its "h")--which makes one wonder exactly what Jim had been up to

Antique Painter's Travel Box with Palette and Latching Compartments finger joints and some rusting to theI really love these old painter's boxes, especially those still holding their original palettes, and will always scoop them up when I find them. C. 1870s, clearly well used, with all of its original components (less the paints and pots and brushes that would have been acquired to fill it.) The lid of the rear section pulls up to reveal grooves for tubes of paint or charcoals pastels, and the front section's top tray (meant for holding brushes) lifts