Ray's Funny "Chow Box", c. 1930s-40s with Lunch Related Jokes Scratched In All Over copper print blocks There are fold lines running

There are fold lines running both horizontally and vertically across the center and various ink stains etc

perfectly constructed

Based on others I've looked at

with the year

To me it feels Mexican folk art meets German Expressionism

Ray's Funny "Chow Box", c. 1930s-40s with Lunch Related Jokes Scratched In All Over copper print blocks There are fold lines runningI think Ray's wife amused herself a great deal annotating his lunch box I imagine much more fun than preparing and packing his lunch each day! Photos detail the playful notes scratched into the paint everywhere, which comment on the matter of lunch ("Have respect for our coffee It is old and weak", "Chef's Special: Baloney ala sandwich," "Music furnished with our bean sandwiches"..). and also treat the lunch box itself as a place: "complaints