Antique "Compositio" Hand-painted Tin dark wood box early set of celluloid checkers

early set of celluloid checkers or draughts pieces to encourage putting those old checker boards to use

the hand pump moving up and down

clean tear that runs vertically from the bottom center-left edge

Just a super satisfying thing to hang on the wall and stare at while waiting for inspiration of one sort or another

Antique "Compositio" Hand-painted Tin dark wood box early set of celluloid checkersI find the hand painted black against cream "Compositio" lettering on the front of this antique tin just about as good as it gets; pure yum! I assume this was an apothecary tin, holding a mixture of some sort, but am not entirely certain. There is some text written on the inside of the lid, which looks to read 10 cents each followed with an 8. 5 which I might guess meant ounces or grams per unit. And a date: November 8, 189_, the exact year faded by