Amazing Glass Lantern Slides Carrying Case with Fantastic Patina antique brushes I've included one detail that

I've included one detail that gives a sense of how silvery the photo is

presumed mid- to late-19th century

expanding in the first quarter of the 20th century to become "The Greatest Sporting Goods Store in the World

Hand built of earthenware/terra cotta

Carved into the left side of the front with thumb hole at top is LMR 1897

Amazing Glass Lantern Slides Carrying Case with Fantastic Patina antique brushes I've included one detail thatThis box is just about the ultimate embodiment of the phrase 'patina of use' and is packed with enough information to write a novel about it. It was designed to house glass lantern slides and haul them around in this case for four lectures on the Life of Christ (as noted on a typed sticker on the outside of the box as well as hand written on cardboard inside) presumably delivered by a traveling minister or missionary representing the New York Sunday