Book Shaped Brass Folk Art / Trench Art Snuff Box with Combination Lock Dials pattern drawing with those great wire stitches

with those great wire stitches holding the bristles in place

and all those teeth appear to be firmly in place

jam packed with marvelous details that make it super singular and

based on the style of the flowers and beading I'd guess it was made in the Northwest

and this great old egg basket is I believe the largest one of it's kind I've seen and can be configured in all sorts of ways

Book Shaped Brass Folk Art / Trench Art Snuff Box with Combination Lock Dials pattern drawing with those great wire stitchesI love this thing. My theory is that it is a folk trench art creation modeled on Dutch and English combination lock dialed snuff boxes of the 18th and 19th century (one photo at the end as example.) Those were more refined and the dialing locking mechanisms concealed, while here it's all revealed on the interior of the lid. I love it precisely for this homespun ness, and of course for being shaped like a little book, and for the pleasure of turning