The Best Find I’ve Had In Months

[BigWaveDave]

I’ll beep for a few hours every other weekend, not really pounding dirt the way I used to, but that’s ok, life is good.
But on my way home from work, I spied a sidewalk tear out, only 50 feet or so, but it’s an old street..... I started to drool.
15 cents in clad, roadside trash and scraps..... bummer.
But then.....this pops out.



A little copper box, ornate all around, and with 99% intact majolica glass on the top.
A pill box? Art Deco?..... super old, and super sweet....gotta be the coolest thing I’ve found all year.

Also, it’s heavy. It’s sealed shut, and I’m kinda scared to pry it open without F’ing it up.
But the curiosity is killing me.....are there Barbers in there?....or just dirt.
Stay tuned.

Thanks for looking!

 

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[rastinirv]

A beautiful and unusual find!

 

[washingtonian]

Sweet! Can't wait to hear what's inside

 

[jimzz977]

That's cool

 

[peruna]

Snuff Box? Regardless, you took advantage of a great opportunity and were rewarded for the effort.
Nicely done!

 

[Underwonder]

That is such a beautiful little box! NICE! The imaginative juices flow until we know...what.........is...............in............the...................:box! Keep us posted!

 

[Gridwalker306]

What a great looking little box! I hope it's full of gold coins, but even if it's empty it's a really cool find.

 

[Obsessive]

OMG!! So cool. must open... carefully. very carefully.

 

[villagenut]

Careful opening it up, I have done similar to a few things and wrecked the relic for a little pile of old dirt.

 

[Underwonder]

If it is used as intended, it might have pills in it. An image search for “square micro mosaic pill box” showed a lot of pretty boxes looking similar.

 

[Kray Gelder]

That is a really cool find! Good luck getting it open.

 

[Blak bart]

You got me hooked now !! Congrats !! I'm tuned in and ready to open the treasure chest !!

 

[Blak bart]

I vote something gold !!

 

[Squirrel322]

I believe Underwonder is correct. Its a micro-mosaic. Very nice find!

 

[dirtdigginfool]

Open it! Open it! Ooopennn iitttt!!! Plz. Ddf.

 

[Rich jaws]

Maybe some of grandma's ashes?

 

[Ogre1190]

That's gorgeous. Nice work. 🙌 Maybe see if a Jeweler could open it for you?

 

[Jose The Goon]

Pretty find BWD. I hope there's an 18k gold ring with a one karat d-flawless stone inside your box!
Adding a little to "Underwonder's" informative post, I Googled; "antique italian copper snuff box" & it led to
a round version that had similar imaging on the side of the box.

Link: https://www.etsy.com/listing/163980...ND5YW2HELl_MlN0nUftWLgxOtcq2ZnAgaAsGkEALw_wcB

 

[UnderMiner]

Pry it open, it may contain gold or gems!

 

[Rookster]

Very cute.