Horace and Stanley Chase's Antique Homemade Pine Box men boxing It is speculated that the

It is speculated that the practice may have originally related to the representation of the Holy Trinity

Approx 48 inches long x 5 1/4" wide

Late 19th century or so I believe

with the benefit of a nice handle for moving it around and setting it down

Beautifully carved of what I believe is a green soapstone

Horace and Stanley Chase's Antique Homemade Pine Box men boxing It is speculated that theI'm a complete sucker for things like this, which I feel it is my calling to rescue and appreciate whether or not anyone else does. It's a (very) homemade box, I think the work of a young Horace Chase, who signed his name to one side of it, and then Stanley Chase, his younger brother I presume, took it over and signed his name to the lid, and another side, and then started in on a third. Perfectly wonky, and very sweet; feels like the sort of box in