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GUSN-312718
Small, oblong wooden pencil box with cover attached with a screw. Box is carved out of one piece of wood. Cover pivets away from box to reveal divided interior. The box is square at one end, curved at the other. Lid and sides carved with geometric patterns, heart and tree.
boxes (containers)
wood (plant material)
screws
Box
Box
"Henry I. Chace born 1834 used this for a pencil case" (Handwritten on a piece of paper inside the box)
Unknown
1930.1007
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