Beautiful Antique Carved Heart Shaped Box, Ex. "Smitty" Axtell Collection memorial badge dating to the 1940s I

dating to the 1940s I am pretty certain

super solid condition with surface wear and aging as evident including one black stain above the anchor

it is marked Erphilia

I really have no idea

And while great to keep together as a set

Beautiful Antique Carved Heart Shaped Box, Ex. "Smitty" Axtell Collection memorial badge dating to the 1940s II know this beautiful little carved box came from the collection of Richard Smitty Axtell (Skinner recently held an auction of many pieces from his collection in "Smitty's Eye: The Axtell Collection") of Deposit, New York, whose collection focused on American antiques especially burl and other woodenware. This looks like burl to me, and beautifully carved, with bat wing like points to the heart on the exterior, but then a rounded heart carved out