Very Fine Mid 19th Century Crocheted Pin Keep with Micro-bead Star and Interior Pocket needle and thread box with the orange the largest

with the orange the largest

which I do not believe detracts

which is divided into sections to separate each size of comb

It was not until I was photographing it that I noticed a secret surprise: visible in the first image

1910s or so

Very Fine Mid 19th Century Crocheted Pin Keep with Micro-bead Star and Interior Pocket needle and thread box with the orange the largestThe tiniest tiny white beads and the tiniest finely crocheted stitches on this antique pin keep I can't even imagine. I know from a similar one that I have been eyeing in the case of a pin cushion expert at an antique shop near me that it dates to the mid 19th century (and that dealer has hers priced at more than twice what I'm listing this one for.) Same beaded star pattern on either side, and then a hidden opening along a segment of one perimeter