For a change?

       WAY back in the mists of History somewhere; I did a series "Older than me.  Well, now being on the far side of the hill and with no sprogs and any Nephews/Nieces already "set up" most of the ||Household stuff I never use would, almost inevitably, end up in either the Sale-room or the Tip.
SO
       I thought; why not pre-empt it and use any financial gain myself?  There are at least three items in the house which, though elderly are younger than me; by virtue of the fact that I made them at School.
      My memory, being senile from age about 20, refuses to recall what else but I remember "our" first "project" - a cross of wood with, would you believe, an Asbestos layer for a stand for Mam's Iron.  YES it's that long ago.
      All else I remember - this little Box,  a "Purple Heart" wooden Bowl, no longer Purple but fully functional and a Tray with a two-colour four-pointed Star, like you'd see the Cardinal Points of a Compass.
B.  T.  W.  The Lid did fit when it was young; 60-70 years ago.