The Gaori Homestead, Sweet Old Painted Cigarette Tin with Note Inside antique folk art animals or their nurses--or perhaps both

or their nurses--or perhaps both

It would make sense for wartime use that the lid be attached via chain to prevent losing it--and happily this yielded these gorgeous weld marks attaching the chain to the lid and back of the vessel

Really special

this would be the one

with beautifully turned fruitwood ends

The Gaori Homestead, Sweet Old Painted Cigarette Tin with Note Inside antique folk art animals or their nurses--or perhaps bothA sweet little thing, which I love for the naive farmhouse painting on its face, and also for the note inside which dismisses the value of the painting but proclaims its folkloric value! Painted by a Willie Gaori of the "Gaori homestead," c. 1940s or so I believe. 5 7 8" x 4 1 4" x 3 4" and in good condition.