Old Folk Art Puzzle Box with Inlaid Stars and Shields wooden hammer toy with screw clasp

with screw clasp

is what I really like about it

which I bought and am selling together

though the concentration of the artist's travels during this time were in Mexico and Central America

As one would imagine was the aspiration of its maker

Old Folk Art Puzzle Box with Inlaid Stars and Shields wooden hammer toy with screw claspI love an old folk art box with inlays, and a puzzle box even more, even better for stars on top and a red velvet lining! This box is not 100% perfect in its puzzle functioning: there is one missing bit on one short side, which allows one to cheat the proper lid opening process by raising the lid over the screw if desired, but one can still open it the right way by rotating one half of the lid out, then sliding the lid over, then rotating the other