I found this item when looking through some old junk. No one recognized it or could tell me where it came from. I thought that it looked interesting, and I knew that there was the Chicago Fire of 1871. It looks like it was hand carved and old, but i am not sure. The top has the date 1871 on it, there is a picture of a horse drawn cart in the middle, and Chicage fire is across the bottom. It also has a matching stand.