ALBUM, Fabulous Old Carved Out and Painted Book Shaped Box with Slide Lid (Spruce Gum?) vintage brushes with no splits or breaks

with no splits or breaks

2 3/4" across at bristles

I purchased this and a couple other kid made cut paper works (a Calder-esque cat sold last week and another abstract design listed today) from a dealer at Brimfield--they struck (strike) me as quite sophisticated things

but also for the selection of words and phrases chosen for instruction--which

ALBUM, Fabulous Old Carved Out and Painted Book Shaped Box with Slide Lid (Spruce Gum?) vintage brushes with no splits or breaksI found this one in Maine this week, much to my joy, really a great one I think. All carved of one piece of wood with tight slide opening constructed just like spruce gum box, and it seems quite possible it is (including for being found in inland Maine), though it's fairly uncommon to see one of those entirely paint decorated rather that decorated through carving, so I'm not sure. Whatever the case, great thing, and great paint!, with those finely