Antique Portable Metal Painter's Box with Palette, 1884 Patent antique pips which make them perfect for

which make them perfect for hanging on the wall

as I have yet to buy one that I don't love

it will be very carefully packed

he just breaks my heart

or the two short ones were opposite ends of one piece and the longer one has lost a link on the opposite end

Antique Portable Metal Painter's Box with Palette, 1884 Patent antique pips which make them perfect forI really love the way this box was designed (in 1884) unfolding in a sequence, first to reveal the wooden palette held in place on the underside of the lid by a wire latch, and then with two doors opening out (again held in place by a wire latch) to reveal compartments for paints and brushes and whatever else inside. It's seen some use with the initials of a one time owner (T. F it appears) painted in red on the front, and with some supplies found