Mis-Matched Mittens: Wonderfully Graphic Old Board and Wire Templates, A Pair collectible cans The color of the wood

The color of the wood is closest to that in the first photo--a soft dark brown

with a fantastic shadowy leaf pattern that I believe is just toning from something else next to which it was stored for many years

This particular box features the original oak stain and mark on the front reading  "Patented 1889

10" wide x 7 1/2" deep x 7" tall

circa 1920s-40s

Mis-Matched Mittens: Wonderfully Graphic Old Board and Wire Templates, A Pair collectible cans The color of the woodI found a group of six of these old templates this week in Mainewhere gloves and mittens are certainly a necessity for a good chunk of the year!and find them so beautiful. It seems only right that I should offer a mis matched pair among them, as it seems more often than not what's in my mitten drawer! And I really love the odd green one. Nice weight smooth board, great patina, water stains on the green one that make me love it even more, and wire