Rare c. 1880s Palmer Cox Brownies Matching Game Cards (Partial Set) wooden captains The case is in good

The case is in good shape but the brass clasp does not lock tight

4 1/2" across where handle meets brush

I didn't realize quite how great this box was until I went to pack up a whole bunch of odds and ends of a variety of shapes and sizes---they all  wound up fitting neatly and safely inside of it

20"long x 3/4" wide and deep

Rare c. 1880s Palmer Cox Brownies Matching Game Cards (Partial Set) wooden captains The case is in goodThese seem to be quite the rare cards; I have only found one reference to them out there, from a baseball card afficionado relative to the two baseball player depictions included! Certainly there is a fair amount of material out there featuring the Brownies imaginary sprites invented by Canadian author and illustrator Palmer Cox, apparently based on Celtic mythology and highland Scottish tales told to Cox by his grandmother but these I believe are