Pretty Pair of Old Strawberry Emeries box with portrait with a nice weight that

with a nice weight that makes both tossing them and extracting pieces very satisfying

what a fantastic shelf

Light wear to the dustcover and a little sun fading to the cloth not he back cover

as I think these are amazing

-- I have now learned that it is shaped like a Durian fruit

Pretty Pair of Old Strawberry Emeries box with portrait with a nice weight thatI find it so heartening and life affirming the care and effort people put into making useful things special, and find old emeries and pin cushions a perfect case in point there's no reason for the tiny stitches meant to look like seeds on the smaller of these two emeries, but how nice that they, and the scalloped green velvet top, are there! For a long time I didn't know the distinction between emeries and pin cushions, but now know that the former