Very Unusual and Very Excellent 19th Century Folk Art Steel Dominoes in Original Custom Carved Box prison art wreath 12 1/2" l x 3/4"

12 1/2" l x 3/4" widest x 1/2" deep

and while the inked text at their centers has faded some it is still readable with a bit of effort--all were awarded to a Master Andrew W

he was made Honorary Curator of the Department of Oology at the Colorado Museum of Natural History

it does slightly favor locations in this part of the country

Very Unusual and Very Excellent 19th Century Folk Art Steel Dominoes in Original Custom Carved Box prison art wreath 12 1/2" l x 3/4"I've bought and sold a lot of antique dominoes sets, but I've never seen, let alone had, a set of handmade metal ones and in their original hand carved slide lid box to boot, custom made exactly to their size and held together with old square nails. With a very satisfying weight to them, perfectly wonky placement of the dots, and producing a very satisfying sound when they clack against each other or are laid onto the table. Steel I believe, perhaps