Complete Antique Carved Bone Alphabet in Slide Top Box deer in landscape All spring loaded

All spring loaded

Vertical fold lines as evident

The glazing is great too--a purplish-gray that is subtle but cheerful

they were so eager to frame it that they may have done so while it was still wet

5 1/4" x 3 7/16"

Complete Antique Carved Bone Alphabet in Slide Top Box deer in landscape All spring loadedIm always opening small Victorian era boxes just like this one hoping to find bone letters inside, and, happily, here were these! A complete capital letter alphabet inside, A to Z, which looks likely a merger of a couple of different sets, as there are some letters a bit taller and wider and thicker than others. I understand that these were originally used as an aid for teaching children the alphabet and spellingand how much more enjoyable that would