Book Shaped Old Carved Spruce Gum Box Penland and Boston is not the

and Boston is not the same

Dimensions: 5" tall x 5" widest diameter

including for the fact that the cow balances quite well on the back of the horse (though not quite so much vice verse

5" d x 4" tall

Book Shaped Old Carved Spruce Gum Box Penland and Boston is not theIt makes perfect sense that I would have found this one in Maine tagged as a "mystery box" but in fact a spruce gum box. Associated with logging and lumbering activities, spruce gum boxes, also known as gum books, were usually made from a solid piece of wood, as this one was, with a sliding opening at bottom. These were made by lumberman, typically as gifts for loved ones, most dating from 1850 1920, after which improved transportation allowed them to