Scholars Companion Antique Red Painted Tin School Supplies Box 19th century manuscript drawing The features on his face

The features on his face were carved in relief

with no notable chips or splits that I can see

which I assume was made by a kid

I'd just probably adhere a hanger to the back and hang it on a surface facing the garden

and the motifs circling top and bottom

Scholars Companion Antique Red Painted Tin School Supplies Box 19th century manuscript drawing The features on his faceI believe the lid of this late 19th c. tin box would once have read "Scholar's Companion" in gold stenciled letters against, but only a shadow of the lettering remains. No great loss as far as I am concerned as I love the exposed tin combined with solid red paint holding on to the sides. Of course the interior is the best part though, revealing a small ruler, ink pen and slate pencil still secured in the tin loops of the hinged lid's underside, and