Official Fingerbox Thread
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2011 12:29 pm
Does anyone else here collect these?
I'm not sure whether to go for one of these new e-fingerboxes:
Also, has anyone tried the stainless steel ones?
I like them but I'm not sure if they're worth the extra money:
I've got a collection of all sorts, and I have to say that one of my favourites is a 170-year-old scrimshandered palm fingerbox from Rehoku which features part of a dendroglyph and was crafted by British sailors stuck on the island from HMS Prophetess.
The overall feel is very good as it was lined inside with lambskin and felt. The mechanism is in tip-top condition because, even though it's basically a wooden Heidelburg design, the actual wood used is, like the case, palm
and thus can be kept beautifully clean and functional with palm oil, which also brings out the lovely dark finish.
It's locked with an ivory key (cut from whalebone) engraved with the intials A.E., and in a niche inside the lid is a Gold Sovereign, which I only found when examining the fingerbox after I inherited it from my grandfather.
It's a gorgeous bit of work and so beautiful.
I'm not sure whether to go for one of these new e-fingerboxes:
Also, has anyone tried the stainless steel ones?
I like them but I'm not sure if they're worth the extra money:
I've got a collection of all sorts, and I have to say that one of my favourites is a 170-year-old scrimshandered palm fingerbox from Rehoku which features part of a dendroglyph and was crafted by British sailors stuck on the island from HMS Prophetess.
The overall feel is very good as it was lined inside with lambskin and felt. The mechanism is in tip-top condition because, even though it's basically a wooden Heidelburg design, the actual wood used is, like the case, palm
and thus can be kept beautifully clean and functional with palm oil, which also brings out the lovely dark finish.
It's locked with an ivory key (cut from whalebone) engraved with the intials A.E., and in a niche inside the lid is a Gold Sovereign, which I only found when examining the fingerbox after I inherited it from my grandfather.
It's a gorgeous bit of work and so beautiful.