Antique Tramp Art Box with Decoupaged Ships, Some Loss question and answer cards " "Wastefulness brings want" and

" "Wastefulness brings want" and

There is an old hairline crack coming in from the edge of one side

and handles on either side to which a string was once attached

though have not been able to trace it

Antique Tramp Art Box with Decoupaged Ships, Some Loss question and answer cards " "Wastefulness brings want" andThis old (late 19th c. I believe) tramp art box shows some damage and losses, but it's an unusual one, with a lot of character, and I really love the ships on the front and back flat panels, so I had to rescue it and hopefully shepherd it forward! There is some damage loss to the top, where it looks like there once was a handle, and where the stacked, chip carved layers at the front right corner are gone (I used a Sharpie to darken the the exposed