Curious Antique Hand-carved "Antes" Box wool blanket In between are a couple

In between are a couple of decoratively carved cages

Pretty sweet

8 7/8" wide x 11 7/8" tall x 1/4" thick

An Armour zodiac tray very similar to this one was featured in "Aluminum By Design

The colored pencil used here ranges from blue to purple to pink to red and while subtle is very readable

Curious Antique Hand-carved "Antes" Box wool blanket In between are a coupleI have to think, with "antes" printed across the edge of one side, that this sweet hand carved box was made to carry a coin or game chip or two in order to be perpetually ready for a card match. It's certainly quite old, held together with hand forged nails, and with a slide opening on one end and an inset piece at the bottom. I believe the "antes" is branded burned into the surface of the wood, but it is a bit hard to tell. In any event, certainly a