Curious 1879 New York Carving with Many Initials (Commemorating the Life of Lunsford Lane?) low vase Very finely executed and also

Very finely executed and also very heavy

Lid fits tight and takes just a little of effort to remove

running forever in place

12" x 1/4" x 1/8" when completely unfolded

Just the panel measures 12" tall x 7 3/4" w x 3/4" d

Curious 1879 New York Carving with Many Initials (Commemorating the Life of Lunsford Lane?) low vase Very finely executed and alsoA very curious one, looking a bit like a pipe and a bit like a whistle and a bit like a shoe too. The NC LANE carved into one side of it made me do a little searching for the name, and makes me wonder if rather than the initials of a first and middle name, the NC might instead stand for North Carolina, where there were some notables Lanes. Specifically, there was Lunsford Lane (1803 1879), his year of death matching the date carved into this), an