Wrico Complete "Cinema Title" Lettering Set No. 20 in Original Dovetail Wooden Box vintage bowling pins The hand-painted design--really a drawing

The hand-painted design--really a drawing on clay--reminds me of a  map with shape-shifting land masses

5" diameter at the base

Unsigned but in the manner of Alvino Bagni's bulls for Bitossi

though has a bit of a texture on the front of the face

4 1/4" long x 1 1/8" diameter and in great condition

Wrico Complete "Cinema Title" Lettering Set No. 20 in Original Dovetail Wooden Box vintage bowling pins The hand-painted design--really a drawingI first grabbed this lovely wooden box for its great shape and dovetailed corners, but then was excited to discover a complete vintage lettering set inside! It was made by Wrico, the Wood Regan Instrument Co, NJ, which made a range of different lettering instruments and sets; this one was designed specifically for "enabling any amateur movie maker to make professional looking titles in less than half the time it would take an expert!" The set includes