Terrific Old Handmade Three Compartment Bee Box elephant bank 4" wide x 2 1/4"

4" wide x 2 1/4" deep x 1 1/2" tall

printmaker and lithographer

It is accompanied by botanical notes about the Yellow Water Lily

I've always got an eye out for antique playing cards

12 5/8" tall  x 9 7/8" wide x 5 3/8" deep and in excellent condition

Terrific Old Handmade Three Compartment Bee Box elephant bank 4" wide x 2 1/4"I am just learning about old bee boxesa pretty cool thing to collect I think, as each one represents its makers specific design solution to the task(s) at hand. From what I understand, beekeepers would make a bee box such as this one to catch bees, then release them from various points to chart their flights. Bees fly in a straight line when returning to their hivesa bee linethus leading the beekeeper to the bounty. Bee boxes vary from very simple to