Elton.S. Durkee 1884 Sketchbook Featuring Oregon Estates engraved box but also terrific with a

but also terrific with a few cut branches

with just a bit of scratching to the bone

5 1/2" tall x 3" across at lip

The piece is in excellent condition

though it would also make a good serving bowl or catch-all

Elton.S. Durkee 1884 Sketchbook Featuring Oregon Estates engraved box but also terrific with aA little research tells me that the Durkee family was important in the settlement of Oregon, with the first members of the family moving from New England to San Francisco during the gold rush in 1850, and later settling in Oregon. There, it seems they were responsible for a fair amount of early development, including the establishment of Durkee, an unincorporated community in Baker County, Oregon, so named in 1883 named when the railroad bought its