Old Leather Bottle with Complete Pea Pool Set (+ Make Do 18 & 20) sain ts it bears a strong resemblance

it bears a strong resemblance to Californian Architectural Pottery pieces  from the 1950s and 1960s

reflecting on a series of ink drawings from the 1930s by Bill Anthony

one might first think the painting on the lid depicts a battle scene

in what appears to be marker

Old Leather Bottle with Complete Pea Pool Set (+ Make Do 18 & 20) sain ts it bears a strong resemblanceI fell for this old leather bottle before realizing what was rattling around inside a set of 16 + 2 more pea pool, or kelly pool "balls". Kelly pool was apparently invented by Chicagoan Calistus "Kelly" Mulvaney in 1893, and essentially adding another layer to a game of pool was is especially conducive to gambling! A set includes 16 balls, so this set is complete, but then also a 18 and 20 (made with masking tape on marbles) I presume added for use