A.C. Kellom's 1880 Handmade Dominoes in Original Box text sign and a few small tears

and a few small tears along the top edge

but it is definitely beautiful

Some mirth to make is only meant

created for his kids--and I am pretty certain had quite a lot of fun making

This one is certainly that

A.C. Kellom's 1880 Handmade Dominoes in Original Box text sign and a few small tearsI fell in love this this box before even seeing the homemade dominoes inside both a bit imperfect, but super sweet. Carved into the side of the handmade slide top box is the maker's name A. C. Kellom and the year 1880. I believe it might be chalk, or some other sort of powdery white pigment, that was used to color both the carving on the exterior and the (charmingly irregular) carved dots and center lines on the dominoes, as the white on the dominoes