1930s Ford Bulb and Fuse Kit Tin Turned First Aid Box patented and bear paw prints along

and bear paw prints along the bottom leading the eye along

perhaps next to the matte green of arts and crafts pottery

solid cast iron with a finish that reads like gold at the top of each tier

I think this might be the inkwell I would choose to put to use

1930s Ford Bulb and Fuse Kit Tin Turned First Aid Box patented and bear paw prints alongI love this tin, which originally housed an emergency bulb and fuse kit, but which someone long ago I assume filled with emergency first aid supplies, painting red crosses on three sides and stringing wire through punched holes in the bottom such that it could be mounted somewhere. To my eye, those fat red crosses against the blue are pretty gorgeous, all the better for the Ford logo right underneath. Necessity is so often the mother of beauty I do