A.L's Marvelous Old Chip Carved Tramp Art Pedestal Box end of day and a useful box too

and a useful box too

which dates to the late 1800s I believe

The box is in excellent structural condition

I'm not sure the maker

A.L's Marvelous Old Chip Carved Tramp Art Pedestal Box end of day and a useful box tooI've always got an eye out for old tramp art boxes, but have gotten pretty fussy about what I like, wanting ones that feel singular and special and this for me is very much those! Lifting the hinged lid reveals that it was the creation of A. L, who signed it very proudly in gold on green cloth lining and justifiably so; it's a wonderfully, laboriously, skillfully crafted thing that A. L or someone took great care of, as it remains in excellent