Elton.S. Durkee 1884 Sketchbook Featuring Oregon Estates engraved box though it would also make

though it would also make a good serving bowl or catch-all

the box is painted light green and divided into two halves

the jar to which the lid originally belonged was broken along the way

and hanging close

and fans like this one

Elton.S. Durkee 1884 Sketchbook Featuring Oregon Estates engraved box though it would also makeA little research tells me that the Durkee family was important in the settlement of Oregon, with the first members of the family moving from New England to San Francisco during the gold rush in 1850, and later settling in Oregon. There, it seems they were responsible for a fair amount of early development, including the establishment of Durkee, an unincorporated community in Baker County, Oregon, so named in 1883 named when the railroad bought its