Burgess, Fobes & Co. Portland, Liquid Paint Antique Advertising Paperweight, c. 1890s surprise box made entirely of dyed and

made entirely of dyed and very finely knotted  horsehair

dated 1925

Warren's Primary Georgraphy

It's for sure a beautiful thing

Frame: 15" x 10 7/8"

Burgess, Fobes & Co. Portland, Liquid Paint Antique Advertising Paperweight, c. 1890s surprise box made entirely of dyed andA very scarce one; I can't find another of these out there anywhere, but I did find some printed matter from Burges, Fobes & Co, a Portland, Maine based manufacturer and wholesaler of paints. The company was founded in 1858 by S. W. Wilson and Henry H. Burgess, known as Wilson and Burgess, who began by grinding lead in a barn in the area of Munjoy, Beckett, and Wilson streets in Portland. The company would later build a large factory building on the