Fantastic Tramp Art Large Box with Drawer painted wooden face and a mark that looks

and a mark that looks sort of like a “C” on the bottom

I believe for brushing hair off of the neck after a haircut

but presume it dates from the first half of the 20th century

10 3/4" long by 2 5/8" wide by 1" tall

) I like to think this is the box in which Nathaniel Hawthorne delivered the handwritten manuscript for "House of the Seven Gables" (based in Salem

Fantastic Tramp Art Large Box with Drawer painted wooden face and a mark that looksWhat a box! And what a lot of effort its maker put into making it! The decorative cut wood bits, which have been glued on everywhere, are stained four different shades to my count, and as far as I can tell there is only one bit on the whole piece that is lost at the very center of the top. The top latch on the front opens to reveal two interior trays (and an underside of the lid that is as ornately decorated as the exterior!) Below that, also with a