Amazing 19th C. Sailor Made Table Snuff Box with Rollable Dice Encased in Sole! old sock doll Barrel does not rotate and

Barrel does not rotate and never did

with a strong Cubist influence as well

(I believe it is made out a wood based composite patented by Hubley as"Huboid"

and might guess they were all once part of a Miss Fanny Allen's collection

Amazing 19th C. Sailor Made Table Snuff Box with Rollable Dice Encased in Sole! old sock doll Barrel does not rotate andI 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