This gorgeous box camera was made c1925 by British manufacturer Thornton-Pickard. It's a simple camera, but ruggedly constructed of wood (covered with faux alligator) with brass fittings. The wood is painted flat black on the inside, but judging by the grain, it looks like mahogany.

Thornton-Pickard also made a camera called the Stereo Puck (which looks nothing like this camera), but the non-stereo Puck is obviously not a common camera; I could find but one online source of information about it, and the collector from whom I purchased this example told me it was the only one he had ever seen. I have seen photos of two other examples, both of which have a different hinge/latch configuration than this one. Those examples have hinges where the latch is on mine (the black bar on the side, at the rear). On mine, the covering serves as the hinge.

One of those other examples can be seen here at Eric Evans' excellent website. Eric has an incredible, magnificent collection, consisting mostly of British wood & brass cameras made before 1914. Even if you're not a collector, you should really check it out: