Wonderful Little 1850 Slide Lid Snuff Box with Mother of Pearl Heart and Brass Nails Decoration wooden spoke likely from an old model

likely from an old model train set

perhaps--but I'm really not at all certain

Two sides show red with black letters

And as is typically the case

Wonderful Little 1850 Slide Lid Snuff Box with Mother of Pearl Heart and Brass Nails Decoration wooden spoke likely from an old modelA complete charmer of a folk art snuff box, and happily a dated one too, with 1850 spelled (numbered?) out in tiny brass nails at the top of the tight fitting slide lid. With wonderful inlaid mother of pearl at center of the lid, framed by more nails that extend out to form crosses, and what I believe are two urns with flowers on reverse, facing in opposite directions. And with careful attention paid to the carving of the box, with nicely rounded