Unusual Antique Hand-carved Fragment Mirror Vesta with Slide Openings at Both Ends, Presumed Earlier 19th Century drawing about art produced by Stopforth & Sons

produced by Stopforth & Sons

it is an example of Dhokra metal casting

I found these three together

(I've included a 1905 photo of that station found online

Another stunner of a drawing capturing the wonders of nature--this an academic charcoal drawing signed and dated 1879

Unusual Antique Hand-carved Fragment Mirror Vesta with Slide Openings at Both Ends, Presumed Earlier 19th Century drawing about art produced by Stopforth & SonsAn unusual little box, found in Lancaster County, the scale and shape of a vesta, which I think it was carved to be, but unusual for having slide openings on both ends. I presume it was the fragment of mirror that gave cause to the carving the box a precious thing, not to go to waste and were the box empty of matches, I presume the mirror could be used to spark a fire. I also presume the twice recessed long side of the box was meant for striking said