Cut Tin Folk Art Crescent Moon Match Holder toys that teach angle design I'll never pass by an

I'll never pass by an antique Burmese cinnabar-colored lacquer betel box if I can afford it--which increasingly I can't

4 1/2" t x 1 7/8" w x 2 1/2" d

so I scoop them up whenever I find them--and part of the beauty of these is that the more one has

so it was a bit nostalgic for me to find another

Whether the white band that runs vertically over the house on the left side was part of the original photo or native to this photo is unclear

Cut Tin Folk Art Crescent Moon Match Holder toys that teach angle design I'll never pass by anLike the carved horseshoe plaque I just listed, this moon shaped match holder feels friendly and fortuitous a force for good watching over one's world day and night. I really like the idea of striking a match to light a candle at the end of the day, illuminating this moon just as the one outside rises. Charming, and lovingly crafted, with a great flip side too, which shows how the match holder was joined to the hand cut moon by folded tabs. Great old