Nice Old Copper Map or Document (or Drawing) Tube handmade scrap book is made of carved water

is made of carved water buffalo horn

and with the original design booklet showing examples of many structures one might build with them

but I also love more straightforwardly functional ones like this great looking double-sided "gifts" sign (and two others

Verre églomisé is itself a French term referring to the process of applying a design and gilding onto the rear face of glass to produce a mirror finish--of which this

with original ball

Nice Old Copper Map or Document (or Drawing) Tube handmade scrap book is made of carved waterI purchased this (and one other I am keeping for myself) after a couple of rainy days shopping at Brimfield, where I was reluctant to by any paper for fear of it being destroyed, and thought how handy one of these would be to keep one of these in one's flea market bag. Earlyish 20th century and copper I believe, this one's in very good shape, with the lid sliding on and off smoothly but holding tight. And at 16 inches long, it's a good size for