(Save Us!) Flag and Sign Bearers, Eden Fire Co, Small Old Snapshot Photo Canton porcelain box but clearly it dates to

but clearly it dates to the 1940s or so (as the old framer's sticker confirms) and perhaps our man in overalls is wandering the streets of downtown Manhattan

of course reminding me of red and white diagonal color cube blocks

I'm not even sure what quite is missing from this old tramp chest--I guess another drawer and corresponding pieces on the side and top

quietly smiling

dating them to sometime between the 1850s and the late 1800s

(Save Us!) Flag and Sign Bearers, Eden Fire Co, Small Old Snapshot Photo Canton porcelain box but clearly it dates toWith our world currently going up in flames, these two young Eden Fire Co. parade leaders carrying sign and American flag feel to me pretty poignant. And just name "Eden" Fire Co. to begin with the flames of Hell encroaching! I also really love the patterned socks of the boy at left, pulled up high, and his posture, as if the weight of that sign (and its responsibilities) were about to knock him over. 2 3 4" x 1 5 8". There is some tiny white