Wrico Complete "Cinema Title" Lettering Set No. 20 in Original Dovetail Wooden Box vintage bowling pins The hand-painted design--really a drawing

The hand-painted design--really a drawing on clay--reminds me of a  map with shape-shifting land masses

used for sweeping eraser crumbs off of blueprints

Established in 1952 by Weston and Brenda Andersen and still in operation

Unsigned but in the manner of Alvino Bagni's bulls for Bitossi

this striking large black vase is unmarked

Wrico Complete "Cinema Title" Lettering Set No. 20 in Original Dovetail Wooden Box vintage bowling pins The hand-painted design--really a drawingI first grabbed this lovely wooden box for its great shape and dovetailed corners, but then was excited to discover a complete vintage lettering set inside! It was made by Wrico, the Wood Regan Instrument Co, NJ, which made a range of different lettering instruments and sets; this one was designed specifically for "enabling any amateur movie maker to make professional looking titles in less than half the time it would take an expert!" The set includes