Antique "Compositio" Hand-painted Tin jumbo crayons Between the overall form

Between the overall form

which I think just adds to the appeal

and is a good one either hung from one nail or just sitting on the shelf

I've searched and searched but have not been able to figure out the maker of this bottle stop

that I have a hard time resisting them when I find them

Antique "Compositio" Hand-painted Tin jumbo crayons Between the overall formI find the hand painted black against cream "Compositio" lettering on the front of this antique tin just about as good as it gets; pure yum! I assume this was an apothecary tin, holding a mixture of some sort, but am not entirely certain. There is some text written on the inside of the lid, which looks to read 10 cents each followed with an 8. 5 which I might guess meant ounces or grams per unit. And a date: November 8, 189_, the exact year faded by