Charming Old Embroidered Beanbag Boy Number Five driftwood figure as most I have in

as most I have in this style contain an interior compartment--usually concealed by a sliding top--for stashing snuff (ground tobacco

The box measures 6" long x 3 1/4" wide and each walnut measures 1 5/8"long x 1 3/8" wide x 5/8" tall

with a really great patina

I just love the inventiveness of this piece and find it a truly delight-inducing thing

and surrounded by a decorative pattern of tiny brass nails

Charming Old Embroidered Beanbag Boy Number Five driftwood figure as most I have inThis guy! Constructed as a beanbag with an embroidered "5" on his back, I assume he was made as one of at least four others for a tossing game, perhaps at a carnival, where one tried to land him in a basket or hole and it does look like he's been tossed around a bunch, with a bit of mending reinforcement here and there. I really love his face, with smile turned up to one side, and his flurry of red hair on top and back of his head. But I especially