Antique Gravel Covered, Wire Hinged Folk Art Box with Original Green and Red Painted Interior West Virginia postcard some wear to the wood

some wear to the wood and paint around the edges and sides

somewhat more pronounced in photos than in person

Plenty of old stains

were used to make these

Antique Gravel Covered, Wire Hinged Folk Art Box with Original Green and Red Painted Interior West Virginia postcard some wear to the woodI really love this one. I seem to recall seeing a box or two covered like this in what I only know to describe as a sort of fine gravel, but I don't know when that was a thing to do. Whether that surface is original to the box or applied a bit later I am not sure, but the bottom of the box shows much softened original green paint, and I am pretty certain the green and red painted interior are of the same age, original to it, as are the wire hinges all