Colton's 1872 Geography Primer with Excellent Endpaper Drawing of Two Ships art without intent high-gloss Japanese Natsume--or tea caddy--is

high-gloss Japanese Natsume--or tea caddy--is not an antique

with just a few minor stains on a few

) And the series of needlepoint borders show off more of its maker’s skills

8 5/8" x 3 1/4" x 1" C

Colton's 1872 Geography Primer with Excellent Endpaper Drawing of Two Ships art without intent high-gloss Japanese Natsume--or tea caddy--isMy habit of opening old school books to check their endpages for drawings is a habit I think I will maintain until my dying day and it will always hold a sense of excitement for me. Even more exciting to open one and find a full page drawing there! (And one could draw some conclusions from them too in my experience, often the best are found in geography books, which seem particularly to have set young minds to imagine setting sail to distant lands and