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Posted 9 years ago
LuluX
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I believe both of these little chests are carved from bone. They have brass hingeing and well worn velvet interiors. They are very sweet, the larger one measures 4" x 3" x 2.5". Possibly early 1900's ? Hope you like them.
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Very nice Lulu :)...... I have one that I posted a while back. I found out they're made from camel bone !
http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/113118-camel-bone-and-brass-jewelry-box-made-in?in=collection-1858
Hi mikelv85, camel bone really... I wonder if they were from the same camel? :/ LOL They are sweet little chests anyway. Camel bone - is that good ? thanks for the luv!
Thank you for the luvs ho2cultcha, aghcollect, surfdub66 and racer4four :) and mikelv85 mine are a little smaller than yours. :)
Oh my goodness...my friend has one like the smaller one and we were trying to figure it out too! Camel Bone??? I've got to see Mikes too. Glad you posted this ;)
No worries shareurpassion and thanks for feedback and luv, happy to have contributed. You'll find mikelv85's link above. :) Thanks for the luvs thunderbuss2, SEAN68, and kyratango much appreciated.