New Puritan Lead etched wooden box Otherwise just some staining

Otherwise just some staining

6 7/8" long x 1 3/8" wide x 1" deep

This snake looks almost as if it is made of wood

I found this handsome wood duck in Southern Maine

with a few scratches to the finish at the base of the handle and a couple of black spots on the wood

New Puritan Lead etched wooden box Otherwise just some stainingSomething in the combination of text and material just spoke to me when I found these blocks of New Puritan Lead the other day in Maine, weighing in at about 8 pounds. It seems somehow rather poignant that "Puritan" and lead should be linked, perhaps as if to signify the heavy weight of the puritanical in many senses. And the font on the text seems perfectly right, declarative and unwavering. (A little bit Jenny Holzer esque too.) To my sensibilities,