Amazing 19th C. Sailor Made Table Snuff Box with Rollable Dice Encased in Sole! folk art tool box where it has lived a

where it has lived a very long time

has lost part of its side and is stained along the lower edge of the lid

a roof painted to look (at least to my eye) as if covered with snow flakes

I think they're just so pretty and super satisfying to carry around

It was someone known

Amazing 19th C. Sailor Made Table Snuff Box with Rollable Dice Encased in Sole! folk art tool box where it has lived aI splurged on this one, and will be more than glad to keep it for myself, but of course I have at least to share it. Feels a bit like the 19th century predecessor of a Magic 8 ball, with a round window in the toe of the sole providing a peephole view to three carved bone dice inside, which one can "roll" by shaking the shoe. Surely always lucky! Sailor made I presume, with bone buttons up the front of the boot and decorating both the center and