A Pretty c.1900 Mahogany Cased Lepidopterists’ Collection sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles the flip up top opening

the flip up top opening to reveal the organ keys with makers name

Pocket sized vintage Britishness

However the tins were originally created for a more practical use - the airtight storage of biscuits so that they could be transported to distant customers and stay oven-fresh and unbroken

illuminating in direct light

making it soft and buttery to the touch

A Pretty c.1900 Mahogany Cased Lepidopterists’ Collection sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles the flip up top openingOrigin: English South American Period: Late Nineteenth Early Twentieth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1895 1910 The Case: Height: 14 inches Width: 18 inches Depth: 2 inches The glazed mahogany display case with hinged sides for access and off white interior housing a collection of exotic butterflies native to Britain and South America containing approximately forty five specimens of butterfly and moth, in a wide variety of colourways, surviving