Great Old Copper Painted Tin Presumed Map Sleeve victorian era printed matter I've found just a few

I've found just a few other Odd Fellows hooked rugs from the late 19th and early 20th century

and tail wrapped snake-like around its front paws

with her Vanna White sort of pose and over the top fingernails won me over

and had "just been presented a silver loving cup" in honor of his service as a Masonic lodge master for half a century

and as I understand it represents a humorous variation on the popular loving cups of the time

Great Old Copper Painted Tin Presumed Map Sleeve victorian era printed matter I've found just a fewI aways grab metal sleeves like this when I find them (not very often!) as they're excellent to throw in the car or flea market bag when one is out hoping always! to find old drawings and prints. It's definitely old, and oblong rather than round I assume made for military use holding maps but unusual in form. At 16 inches it's an easy one to carry around, so I think it's just right, and the lid slides on easily and holds tightly closed to well protect