Pretty Little 19th C. Theorem on Velvet and Silver Papered Box antique comb and stand up straight and

and stand up straight and balanced on their own

and particularly that the orange body of the bird appears to have been made of a fingerprint

Milton Bradley

just general surface wear and maybe some built up

Perhaps a (well done) shop class project

Pretty Little 19th C. Theorem on Velvet and Silver Papered Box antique comb and stand up straight andI've had a few theorem painted boxes of this sort now, c. 1880s, and will keep scooping them up when I can as I think they're lovely and make for a special means of delivering a little token of love or friendship. The corners of the lower half had split on this one, which I took the liberty of mending with transparent archival tape, shoring it up for many more years of life. With pretty silver paper on the exterior, and a pink lining to the interior