George's 19th Century Geography Book with Drawings bent wire hands nicely weighty box for jewelry

nicely weighty box for jewelry or small treasures

1970s or so I would guess

this one more humble but I think pretty charming still

steady on its feet and with drawers all opening and closing easily (though they are not interchangable

Really cool

George's 19th Century Geography Book with Drawings bent wire hands nicely weighty box for jewelryI don't mind if I never sell any of these old school books with doodles and drawings inside; I'll keep buying them and build a collection for myself! For me, they feel like small, singular treasures, with the handwritten names and sketches of their onetime owner (or numerous owners) animating their end pages like escapist fantasies in counterpoint to, or sometimes inspired by, the lessons inside. The inside over of this 19th century geography book