Both Humble and Grand Old Three Tiered Cigar Box Building with Nail and String Terrace Rail animal bowl into which the sliding lid

into which the sliding lid fits perfectly

making their bond feel all the stronger and more grounded

The box measures 4" long x 1 7/8" deep x 1 1/4" tall

including instructions for how to score

Late 1800s I believe

Both Humble and Grand Old Three Tiered Cigar Box Building with Nail and String Terrace Rail animal bowl into which the sliding lidHumble materials but grand ambitions, put to work constructing what I take for a state house or other sort of public building of some significance. Cigar box wood, string, and nails, plus a gold painted finial nailed to the top. The green painted roof (roofs) show a good bit of aging and soiling; I did some gentle wiping and dusting (including behind those string rails) but they are as they are, probably stored in a basement or barn somewhere for some