Fantastic Tramp Art Large Box with Drawer painted wooden face ) I like to think

) 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

3 1/8" diameter x 2” tall

" I have found a couple of others pairs out there but have not been able to figure out who the Scher is

just a few light scratches to the surface that I don't think detract at all

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

Fantastic Tramp Art Large Box with Drawer painted wooden face ) I like to thinkWhat 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