Cool Old Brass Button Polishing Guard (or Excellent Stencil) shoe shaped snuff box like a functional three-dimensional line

like a functional three-dimensional line drawing

with a terrific green glaze around the body

at least that I can see

Just gorgeous

with red over cream over gray chippy paint on the front and top

Cool Old Brass Button Polishing Guard (or Excellent Stencil) shoe shaped snuff box like a functional three-dimensional lineWhen I spotted this, my first thought was that it would make a great line making and design tool. When I learned that it was used for polishing buttons, I liked it even more! C. 1910 20's, it would particularly have been used for polishing buttons on uniforms, with the "teeth" of the guard closing tightly around five buttons at a time, while protecting the fabric of the coat or jacket to which they were attached. Really a smart design I think, which