Amazing Glass Lantern Slides Carrying Case with Fantastic Patina antique brushes There is one little hairline

There is one little hairline crack on one planter that runs from the lip down about a third of the way on one planter

presumed mid- to late-19th century

especially on the reverse side where there is also some old paper stuck to his pants

1920s or earlier

so all the better with lots of pins stuck in it

Amazing Glass Lantern Slides Carrying Case with Fantastic Patina antique brushes There is one little hairlineThis box is just about the ultimate embodiment of the phrase 'patina of use' and is packed with enough information to write a novel about it. It was designed to house glass lantern slides and haul them around in this case for four lectures on the Life of Christ (as noted on a typed sticker on the outside of the box as well as hand written on cardboard inside) presumably delivered by a traveling minister or missionary representing the New York Sunday