Wooden Barrel Box for Steel Carpet Tacks accordian box open on the bottom

open on the bottom

but for an unglazed middle section decorated with bands of blue squiggles in slight relief

or whatever

I've been loving lots of trompe l'oeil tree bark looking things

They are in great condition and each stamped on the bottom (pressed into the clay)

Wooden Barrel Box for Steel Carpet Tacks accordian box open on the bottomI'm a sucker for a barrel shaped box, and this is a sweet little one from early 1900's made for Atlas Tack Company, Boston, MA to hold steel carpet tacks. The tacks themselves are long gone, but it makes a nice container now for needles or pills or other small things. Good antique condition with some dryness and light cracking to the unfinished wood. 2" tall x 1 7 8" wide.