Handmade Wooden Puzzle Stash Box lidded treen box In addition to miniature animals

In addition to miniature animals

palm trees and stone columns--fitting in that the use of cinnamon is believed by most to have originated in Egypt

I love the relationship between the curvaceous form of the bowl and the almost wave-like black pattern that runs horizontally across its surface

one finds a fair number of old industrial wooden molds

While quintessentially mid-century

Handmade Wooden Puzzle Stash Box lidded treen box In addition to miniature animalsSuch a smart little box! The lid locked tightly when closed is comprised of two parts, opening through a series of moves, via which the interior compartment is revealed. I've found a few other boxes designed in a similar manner, mostly dating from the late 19th and early 20th century most commonly vesta, which held matches, and also often including a hidden match striker on the flat of the lower section of the lid. The interior compartment on this one