{"product_id":"vintage-metzke-1070-pewter-trinket-box-with-western-campfire-scene","title":"Vintage Metzke Pewter Trinket Box — Western Campfire Scene — Field Find","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e+ THE FIND\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Metzke cast pewter trinket box with a sculpted Western campfire scene on the lid — a cowboy at rest, the fire the only light in a wide open somewhere. Found with vintage wear and patina consistent with a life already lived.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e+ WHAT WE KNOW\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaker:\u003c\/strong\u003e Metzke (model 1070)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pewter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLid scene:\u003c\/strong\u003e Western campfire — figure at rest by fire\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBody:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dark metal base\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Good — vintage wear and patina throughout, structurally sound\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e [WEIGHT]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e [DIMENSIONS]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e+ THE STORY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSomewhere out on the lid, a man sits by a fire. The night is implied. The frontier is implied. Everything else — the distance traveled, the miles still ahead — is left to the imagination. Metzke cast this scene with the kind of detail that rewards a close look: the campfire the only light in a wide open somewhere, the figure at rest in the particular solitude of the American West.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe dark metal body grounds it, gives it weight, makes the sculpted lid feel like a window into a moment that was already passing when it was made.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e+ WHY WE CHOSE IT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause Metzke pewter is collected for a reason — the casting quality holds up. Because Western Americana at this level of specificity is increasingly hard to find. Because a trinket box that tells a story without saying a word is exactly the kind of object that earns its place on a shelf.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e+ ABOUT THIS PIECE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne available. Vintage wear and patina throughout — honest, not damaged. Lid opens and closes cleanly. A strong piece for a pewter collection, a Western Americana display, or a desk that benefits from a little frontier gravity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Found in the Field","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47381355561145,"sku":"CUL8V1","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0782\/9438\/4825\/files\/IMG-0793.jpg?v=1782734130","url":"https:\/\/foundinthefield.store\/products\/vintage-metzke-1070-pewter-trinket-box-with-western-campfire-scene","provider":"Found in the Field","version":"1.0","type":"link"}