Remember Me, C. Clark's Very Tenderly Decorated 1888 Eston Iron Stone Miniature Folk Art Book jointed wooden boxes Stamped what looks like J

Stamped what looks like J

Sometimes matchstick tramp art can feel a bit kitschy

there is no longer a key and it does not lock

The form of the handle is a bit unusual

I assume the rope wrapped around it was indeed once used to keep it from venturing too far away when floated in a pond or lake--and it does appear as if it may have seen some choppy waters

Remember Me, C. Clark's Very Tenderly Decorated 1888 Eston Iron Stone Miniature Folk Art Book jointed wooden boxes Stamped what looks like JIt has been quite a while since I found an antique carved stone book I really loved, but this one had my name written all over it as well as the name of C. Clark! I believe the Eston Iron Stone carved into face of it likely refers to Eston, in the North Yorkshire, England where the discovery of ironstone deposits in 1850 led to the rapid industrial development of the area, transforming it into a major iron and steel production center. And perhaps our