Red Cross, 10 Cents, Metal Lock Box Turned Donation Collection Bank, WW2 Era folk art dollhouse chair Not brittle

Not brittle

"An Adventurous Landscapist at 93"] summarized her life's work by describing the particular "vivacity

Not a fussy thing about it

I am struck by the incredible array of hair combs and hair ornaments that have been created from ancient to modern times

where it had been created and resided since the very early 1900s or so

Red Cross, 10 Cents, Metal Lock Box Turned Donation Collection Bank, WW2 Era folk art dollhouse chair Not brittleFound in Vermont, I presume this "make do" donation box is WW2 period, when dime collecting for the war effort was at its height. Many good things rolled into one here, that bold red painted Red Cross high among them! The 10 c was done with white tape, medical tape I might guess. Adaptations born of necessity, turning a small metal lock box into a donation collection bank, which feels both very of its time and also very timely. 5" x 3 9 16" x 2 11