Book Shaped Old Carved Spruce Gum Box Keramik I'd guess early-ish 20th century

I'd guess early-ish 20th century

so all the better with lots of pins stuck in it

crisp and bright

frame them up

I feel like it is a protector

Book Shaped Old Carved Spruce Gum Box Keramik I'd guess early-ish 20th centuryIt makes perfect sense that I would have found this one in Maine tagged as a "mystery box" but in fact a spruce gum box. Associated with logging and lumbering activities, spruce gum boxes, also known as gum books, were usually made from a solid piece of wood, as this one was, with a sliding opening at bottom. These were made by lumberman, typically as gifts for loved ones, most dating from 1850 1920, after which improved transportation allowed them to