Obsessive "Door Holes Lock Drill " Tin folk art Peter rabbit but I think the wallpaper

but I think the wallpaper is mid 19th

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with mechanics partially working

8 1/2" w x 7 1/4" t x 5" d

He dreamed of becoming a veterinarian

Obsessive "Door Holes Lock Drill " Tin folk art Peter rabbit but I think the wallpaperThis feels as much like a Jesse Howard sign as a tin used for storing hardware to me, seeming like a specific thought process or set of associative instructions playing out across the entire surface of it. I assume it held parts all relating to the installation of door locks, but who knows? Certainly obsessive, as if needing to be reminded over and over, from every side including the lid. And always hard to beat black lettering against creamy white