Antique Portable Metal Painter's Box with Palette, 1884 PatentI really love the way this box was designed (in 1884) unfolding in a sequence, first to reveal the wooden palette held in place on the underside of the lid by a wire latch, and then with two doors opening out (again held in place by a wire latch) to reveal compartments for paints and brushes and whatever else inside. It's seen some use with the initials of a one time owner (T. F it appears) painted in red on the front, and with some supplies found