Nice Antique Style, Folk Art Compass Sea Turtle Scrimshaw Bone Wood Trinket Box

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3 1/4" Wide x 3 1/4" Wide x 2 1/8" HighWonderful new reproduction scrimshaw carved ox bone box.As you can see this piece is tiled with ox bone on wood and decorated with a design typical of the period. Nice felt interior and bottom as you can see in the images.(PERFECT SIZE FOR OUR POCKET SUNDIAL COMPASS!)Scrimshaw is a craft developed by sailors on whaling ships using basic tools to etch and carve designs. The motifs are often from a sailors lives ships, ocean scenes, beautiful women, or fantastical creatures of sailor lore. The amount of detail in scrimshaw images is common because the sailors had plenty of time to perfect their skills. About the items: The item in the images is just a model. Each item is inspected before shipping and we do our best not to ship something different in any way then what is shown. ...Mistakes can happen if something happens please contact us we will take care of any problems right away. About Feedback: Feedback is for seller/buyer practices not item review. Neutral and negative feedback is very damaging to ones eBay account. We do our best to keep all of our customers happy to maintain 100% positive Feedback. If for any reason you feel we did not hold up our end of the deal please be sure to contact us before leaving feedback..... we do our best to fix any mistakes. Return policy Purchase with confidence read more

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