VINTAGE ALPACA ABALONE MEXICO INLAID TRINKET BOX OR CIGARETTE CASE 1950S steam engine Bureau of Ordnance was disbanded

Bureau of Ordnance was disbanded in 1959

A third Japanese eyepiece

" engraved on the side

including the collection of the Center for the Study of Political Graphics Center in Culver City

Signed "Victoria Carlsbad

VINTAGE ALPACA ABALONE MEXICO INLAID TRINKET BOX OR CIGARETTE CASE 1950S steam engine Bureau of Ordnance was disbandedMexican Alpaca abalone trinket box or cigarette case. 1950s or 1960s, great brass inlay, stamped underside "Alpaca Mexico" with one additional illegible mark. Good condition. About 4 1 4 inches by 2 3 4 inches by 1 inch tall. Lid does not close perfectly. Possibly tiny chip one corner, or this is just the shape of the shell.