Handmade Wooden Puzzle Stash Box watercolor valentine and a little bit Southwestern

and a little bit Southwestern

It is just as beautiful inside

so am including a sweet old turned wood cup as  a freebie

it is wonderfully irregular in form as well as surface

The bark of the branch from which it was carved remains on the central part of the body

Handmade Wooden Puzzle Stash Box watercolor valentine and a little bit SouthwesternSuch 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