Hearts, Stars, Spades, Diamonds, Antique Spruce Gum Box with Chip Carving and Gold Paint grinding I'm just back from a

I'm just back from a few days hunting for treasures in Maine

and which certainly appears to have led a long and full life plucking apples from trees

though also nice just an object sitting around latent with potential

I polished it a bit but it would likely polish up a little more

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Hearts, Stars, Spades, Diamonds, Antique Spruce Gum Box with Chip Carving and Gold Paint grinding I'm just back from aA second spruce gum box this week, purchased from the same dealer as one listed and sold last week, found in Tennessee but likely Maine in origin, c. early 20th century. You know I love a folk art box, and a book shaped anything, and love tokens of all sorts, and hand drawn graphite decoration too, here happily all rolled into one, with hearts and spades and diamonds and circles and chip carved decoration to boot. Plus nicely carved detailing on the