Embossed Brass Butterfly Pen Wipe vintage english Fat old hand-forged nails all

Fat old hand-forged nails all over including an exuberant big cluster of them on one short side

I had thought it was Chinese

A quick search found the Hugh F

a pink velvet spine

Very good condition (I have not cleaned or shined it) and works beautifully

Embossed Brass Butterfly Pen Wipe vintage english Fat old hand-forged nails allThere is a certain blurry line between old pen wipes and needle books, but I'm sure this is the former, especially due to the smooth black fabric inside, of which there are only two "pages" with the black of course matching the color of the ink this would for the most part be wiping! It's the embossed brass butterfly on the face that sold me, all done by hand like a pin prick drawing, and then riveted the suede cover along the top of the back.