Sweet Antique Morris D. Neumann & Co. Cigar Box Wood Tramp Art Box with Heart at Center desk tool 1906-1987)

1906-1987)

It appears that a newer piece of cardboard was added to the back over an older

9" x 6 3/8" and in very good condition

Full plate tintype itself 8 5/8" x 6 13/16"

with it feeling as if the form of the ship was largely just an excuse for a completely joyful

Sweet Antique Morris D. Neumann & Co. Cigar Box Wood Tramp Art Box with Heart at Center desk tool 1906-1987)I don't hunt nearly as actively for tramp art boxes as I once did there are plenty of others who do but give me a box with a heart at the center of it, and I'll usually jump on it. The underside of this one, which I purchased in Nashville from a dealer based in Iowa who always has many things I love, shows it was crafted from a Morris D. Neumann 5 cent cigar box, a fairly rare one, dating it to the first decade of the 20th century I believe. I like