Stunning 1940s Matchstick and Wood Inlay Tramp Art Tray 1970s drawing and numbers written in pencil

and numbers written in pencil on the back inside cover

were collected through audio recordings and translated to create this book

it is uncertain exactly the purpose they served

There is a hook on the back for hanging

Stunning 1940s Matchstick and Wood Inlay Tramp Art Tray 1970s drawing and numbers written in pencilSince falling in love with a large trivet made of matchsticks at an estate sale in Kansas City, I have been keeping a keen eye out for other tramp art treasures. Unfortunately, it is mostly clunky vessels made of popsicle sticks that one most often comes across! So I was delighted to find this striking piece at an antique shop in Maine: a wooden tray with face constructed of matchsticks and inlaid wood, then covered with a pane of glass which both