John A Manson Hardware Co Hanging Copper Inventory and Repair Lists box for two decks of cards I would guess this box

I would guess this box dates to the late 19th century

gathered in the back

or—as he himself has travelled at least one ocean and more than a century—perhaps to be tucked into a suitcase as a good luck talisman

or a great interactive sculpture for you

and--found in New Hampshire--I think either New England or Pennsylvania

John A Manson Hardware Co Hanging Copper Inventory and Repair Lists box for two decks of cards I would guess this boxA little research led me to discover that John A Manson Company at 253 Broadway in Manhattan (stamped on these copper mounts) was a hardware store, established by Manson around 1910, with a citation in the Hardware Dealers Magazine in 1913 noting that price cards like these (sold via catalogue as well as at the store) were Manson's speciality. These two were certainly put to use, with the handwritten card on one detailing the sizes, costs and sale