Colorful c. 1940s Match Book Folk Art Ring/Tray man and seal as there should be inside

as there should be inside a box with a heart

Graphite on lined paper

On the back of one is written "SC" and on the other

which is especially worn under his chin

Colorful c. 1940s Match Book Folk Art Ring/Tray man and seal as there should be insideI don't come across these very often, but am always happy when I do akin in many ways to tramp prison art creations woven of old cigarette packs. This was made of matchbooks, and quite a colorful collection of them, with few to no repeats from what I can see, bits of text showing here and there. I presume originally made as the surround for a removable ashtray, but now a nice bowl to house a collection of, say, old clay marbles! (I had a handful of