Thursday 27 August 2015

hand cut dovetailed moneybox / puzzlebox


One of my favorites - so weirdly unusual and fun.  I had to wait till I received it to be sure, and eventually figured out this moneybank / puzzle box's tricks. It has a spring inside that allows you to push the right button inwards, when you do, you can slide the front panel over to the right. This exposes a slide button that operates on a second spring, when you slide this piece of wood to the right, it releases the catch that holds the lid in place, allowing you to open the lid. It's tiny: 5 inches long, 3 1/4 inches wide and 3 1/2 inches tall. It is old and crusty with very small hand cut dovetails - a lot of love, care and effort went into this little box.














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