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I might guess it has something to do with the end of one decade and beginning of another
and large enough to be useful as a box but small enough just to set somewhere as a gem of a decorative object
A sharp looking modern/contemporary vase
This high-quality knife I believe was made in Japan and from what I can tell is no longer produced
Men Conducting Business, Mid-Late 1800s' Wayne B. Blouch, PA Colored Ink Folk Art Drawing scrapbook covers also not visibleThis drawing, and several others I am listing, came from a portfolio of drawings by Pennsylvania folk outsider artist Wayne B. Blouch of Lancaster, PA, purchased from the estate of art professor & art historian Jill McKeever Furst, who taught at Moore College of Art & Design in Philadelphia, PA for over 10 years, which may be when she acquired them. There is not much out there about Blouch except a few sales of work at auction (Garth's; Pook & Pook),