C. 1880s Spice Box with Hand-lettered--and Spice Filled!--Tin Canisters carved pine I believe he is quite

I believe he is quite an old one

terrific crusty surface

(Pure pleasure setting them spinning

they became fascinated by the diverse and plentiful fungi around them and began to create models of mushrooms they collected

C. 1880s Spice Box with Hand-lettered--and Spice Filled!--Tin Canisters carved pine I believe he is quiteI purchased this in Pennsylvania, from a dealer specializing in 19th century stoneware bottles and crocks but from whom I've purchased a few other sorts of treasures. What really sold me was the beautiful hand painted gold lettering on the spice boxes in that best font. Only later did I discover that those boxes were still full of spices, a happy surprise! The cloves box is clearly filled with cloves indeed, but I'm not entirely sure what mix of dried