Amazing 19th C. Sailor Made Table Snuff Box with Rollable Dice Encased in Sole! old sock doll 3 11/16" across at handle

3 11/16" across at handle

This one just about breaks my heart I find it so tender

J and dated February 1887 at lower right

with a strong Cubist influence as well

and 1 1/4" across at opening

Amazing 19th C. Sailor Made Table Snuff Box with Rollable Dice Encased in Sole! old sock doll 3 11/16" across at handleI splurged on this one, and will be more than glad to keep it for myself, but of course I have at least to share it. Feels a bit like the 19th century predecessor of a Magic 8 ball, with a round window in the toe of the sole providing a peephole view to three carved bone dice inside, which one can "roll" by shaking the shoe. Surely always lucky! Sailor made I presume, with bone buttons up the front of the boot and decorating both the center and