Big Old Metal Tool Box with Chippy Red and Cream Paint Stanup brush 4" long by 2" tall

4" long by 2" tall by 1 3/4" wide

or for placing at the center of

has lost part of its side and is stained along the lower edge of the lid

a garlic press used to make the terrifically shaggy mane

I especially love the banded decoration and strong use of black on this one

Big Old Metal Tool Box with Chippy Red and Cream Paint Stanup brush 4" long by 2" tallTo me, this is about as perfect as an old tool box gets, large enough to hold anything and everything, and with a hard working life behind it but many years of use in it yet. But what really makes it is its fantastic surface, with red over cream over gray chippy paint on the front and top, and cream on the back and sides, with stenciled numbers too, and rust creeping in around the edges. Yum. The front latch still closes tightly, with room for a lock