London Brick Company Old "Cellular" Brick Salesman Sample dc volt meter finely made cinnabar-colored early 20th

finely made cinnabar-colored early 20th century Burmese lacquer betel box

and this one is different than others I've seen

plus the black paint

concluding "The whole force

and finally found a lovely set of five of them from a seller in England

London Brick Company Old "Cellular" Brick Salesman Sample dc volt meter finely made cinnabar-colored early 20thMy interest in salesman samples on occasion is somewhat less for their own sake as samples (though of course I love all things miniature, and the concept of a salesman sample is a good thing) but rather more so for their resonance as specific objects. In this case, it is the word "CELLULAR" impressed into the brick that makes it for me describing the form of the brick, divided into three sections, clearly, and also calling to mind cells in a prison,