Amos J. Blake's Lovely 1892 Copper Rivets Box (With Contents!) miniature shoe form with no discoloration

with no discoloration

" and the fact that he seems to have had a pretty rough life pulls at my heart strings even more

which rather matches the swirls of his hair

she essentially shimmies a bit in a seductive sort of come hither

board is 5/8" thick

Amos J. Blake's Lovely 1892 Copper Rivets Box (With Contents!) miniature shoe form with no discolorationIt's the lovely handwritten paper label on the side of this box that sold me on it, but the box itself, made I believe of walnut, is itself very lovely, and inside are, indeed, a whole bunch of antique copper rivets and some other bits besides. I found these in New Hampshire and have found a definitely record for the Amos J. Blake (1836 1925) that they belonged to: a prominent attorney of Rindge, NH, whose home in nearby Fitzwilliam has since been