Bob's Fantastic Old Shoe Shine Box seal sculpture The velvet-like finish to the

The velvet-like finish to the rust-colored fabric is well worn

Great condition with a beautiful patina

puffing on a very long pipe with trail of smoke behind

" And then this wonderful drawing in ink and pencil of large house and leafy tree

which appears to have been rendered on the back of a white paper receipt or wrapper

Bob's Fantastic Old Shoe Shine Box seal sculpture The velvet-like finish to theEvery inch of this old shoeshine box makes me happy, from the wonderfully primitive shoe form at top, to the combination of old red and green paint, to the fat old nails everywhere but most of all it is the "Shine" carved across the front and the many "BoB"s carved everywhere else! This was, most definitely, Bob's box, and one has to think he was quite proud of it. Really a terrific folk art object I think, which could also provide handy storage,