C. 1880s Spice Box with Hand-lettered--and Spice Filled!--Tin Canisters carved pine they became fascinated by the

they became fascinated by the diverse and plentiful fungi around them and began to create models of mushrooms they collected

Not a bad reference to keep near at hand

terrific crusty surface

but it has a split tongue

C. 1880s Spice Box with Hand-lettered--and Spice Filled!--Tin Canisters carved pine they became fascinated by theI purchased this in Pennsylvania, from a dealer specializing in 19th century stoneware bottles and crocks but from whom I've purchased a few other sorts of treasures. What really sold me was the beautiful hand painted gold lettering on the spice boxes in that best font. Only later did I discover that those boxes were still full of spices, a happy surprise! The cloves box is clearly filled with cloves indeed, but I'm not entirely sure what mix of dried