Wooden Barrel Box for Steel Carpet Tacks accordian box who had many many fine

who had many many fine things

open on the bottom

They are in great condition and each stamped on the bottom (pressed into the clay)

The wonderfully gestural surface decoration evinces a vertical sequence of blooms

but this is my favorite

Wooden Barrel Box for Steel Carpet Tacks accordian box who had many many fineI'm a sucker for a barrel shaped box, and this is a sweet little one from early 1900's made for Atlas Tack Company, Boston, MA to hold steel carpet tacks. The tacks themselves are long gone, but it makes a nice container now for needles or pills or other small things. Good antique condition with some dryness and light cracking to the unfinished wood. 2" tall x 1 7 8" wide.