Excellent Folk Art Carved Alligator, Signed, 1971 unusual sewing box this is about as good

this is about as good as it gets

really a nice object

and then adhered to the wooden base

I believe this piece dates to the mid to late 19th century

mostly around edges

Excellent Folk Art Carved Alligator, Signed, 1971 unusual sewing box this is about as goodA note on the underside of this carved alligator informs us that it won 3rd place in the Douval County Fair, Jacksonville, Florida in 1971 which must have been a fierce competition, as how could this wonderful guy not take take top prize??! It's maker carved a fancy monogram there too, which suggests he or she was pretty proud of it, and also makes me think it was not their first carving. Great carved scales all down its back, and tiny white teeth