JNC's Homemade Throwing Horseshoe Carrying Case with Silver Horseshoes brass shoe form I would guess the wood

I would guess the wood is ebony

Constructed as a beanbag with an embroidered "5" on his back

Found at the Boston Antiquarian Book Fair

One tear to the tin at lower right corner

missing a corner and showing some wear

JNC's Homemade Throwing Horseshoe Carrying Case with Silver Horseshoes brass shoe form I would guess the woodSuch a fun one, and I believe the JNC who made this box from scratch took their horseshoe throwing very seriously! Painted with a big mossy green horseshoe on each side I might guess by using the actual horseshoes as templates. And inside, there they are, heavy iron ones, in silver, with what look to me like marching feet at their ends. JNC constructed mounts for holding and locking them in place one of which still does the job, the other seems to