Sweet Little Antique Handmade Key Hole Saw with Fat Handle pin cube and somewhat smaller than this

and somewhat smaller than this

which I found at an antique shop in Maine and just could not leave behind--such humanity in this deeply carved and painted wooden face

the largest produced

I'd be inclined to hang them from a couple of nails on the wall near the desk or in the studio

late 19th or early 20th century I believe

Sweet Little Antique Handmade Key Hole Saw with Fat Handle pin cube and somewhat smaller than thisThis tiny saw I plucked along with the heart clamp and stair saw also listed today from a small trove and an antique shop in Midcoast Maine that I think all came from one collection. I think it could be called a pad saw, or keyhole saw, but it's an especially small one, made long ago for a very specific job I would guess. I'm not at all a tool expert, but I do appreciate a sculpturally satisfying, well designed thing when I see one, especially one