Sweet Old Lock Shaped Key Minder with (Traces of) Embroidery on Velvet Face antique watercolor drawing darker on one side toward

darker on one side toward the tail

of several antique math and geometry notebooks from a bookseller in England whose late husband collected them

with finely done pin prick type decoration on the toe and stocking(

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Sweet Old Lock Shaped Key Minder with (Traces of) Embroidery on Velvet Face antique watercolor drawing darker on one side towardI believe this super sweet lock shaped wooden key holder dates to the very late 19th or very early 20th century, with the velvet face reminding me of old pin cushions I've seen. The old gold paint has very much mellowed over the years, and the floral embroidery has lost most of its stitches, with just traces left. The rich brown velvet though is in good tact and the hooks still sturdily attached, and what a lovely object to hang on the wall near the