MOTHER, Extra Folky Old Match Stick Tramp Art Box with Polka Dot Interior and Rich Patina standing figure I believe it is an

I believe it is an antique float used for boat mooring

Such a sweet pair it seems right they should stay together

No flaws in coiling

The striking image here I believe is specifically of a German observation balloon being attacked by British planes during WWI--poetically described in the handwritten annotation on this real photo postcard as "Observation balloon on fire

Strung for hanging

MOTHER, Extra Folky Old Match Stick Tramp Art Box with Polka Dot Interior and Rich Patina standing figure I believe it is anThere are neat and crisp match stick boxes and then there are soulful old folk art boxes constructed of matchsticks, and this is very much the latter. I know match sticks creations were often made in prisons, though not exclusively this one, with cross at center and dedicated to MOTHER, has the feeling of prison art to me, but I don't know for sure. An old one and a very folky one whatever the case, with those flowers to either side of the the T in