Curious Antique Hand-carved "Antes" Box wool blanket The colored pencil used here

The colored pencil used here ranges from blue to purple to pink to red and while subtle is very readable

1 1/2" across at base

8 7/8" wide x 11 7/8" tall x 1/4" thick

Richard Lindner

Curious Antique Hand-carved "Antes" Box wool blanket The colored pencil used hereI have to think, with "antes" printed across the edge of one side, that this sweet hand carved box was made to carry a coin or game chip or two in order to be perpetually ready for a card match. It's certainly quite old, held together with hand forged nails, and with a slide opening on one end and an inset piece at the bottom. I believe the "antes" is branded burned into the surface of the wood, but it is a bit hard to tell. In any event, certainly a