Very Old Wooden "E" Box with Blue Paper Remnants and Fat Hand-forged Nails tin with horse giving accurate instructions for becoming

giving accurate instructions for becoming proficient in the Science of Boxing" --so reads the brief summary on the title page of this 1929 Spalding's Athletic Library Boxing guide

22ʺ w  × 15" tall and in great vintage condition

9" long x 4 1/4" tall x 2" wide

or hang it up around the holidays to signal that you're ready to receive some

but am far from an expert

Very Old Wooden "E" Box with Blue Paper Remnants and Fat Hand-forged Nails tin with horse giving accurate instructions for becomingA curious one, ideally suited for one whose first or last name starts with the letter "E", though I could also be convinced it's an "F"! In any case, it's a super old one, held together with these gorgeous, unevenly placed super fat hand forged iron nails. I guess the brilliant blue bits of paper hanging on to the surface are remnants of some sort of label, or maybe wallpaper, that once covered it, though I'm not entirely sure how this shadow of a