Lovely, Excellent Condition 19th Century Spruce Gum Box with Center Star and Sweet Details spades interior of lip measures 6

interior of lip measures 6 3/4" across

but with the silk and edging in good shape

but I might use them as paperweights

listed individually

which was produced by Fan C-Pack Co

Lovely, Excellent Condition 19th Century Spruce Gum Box with Center Star and Sweet Details spades interior of lip measures 6I found this wonderful antique spruce gum box in Pennsylvania, with the star and manner of the chip carving suggesting to me perhaps made by a Pennsylvania Dutch logger working up north (?) Associated with logging and lumbering activities, spruce gum boxes, also known as gum books, were the work of lumberman, especially in Maine, carved for love ones while working deep in the woods. As here, they were typically carved from a solid piece of wood in the