Like a Wounded Heart, Much Worn Antique Tuscarora Beaded Strawberry Emery inhaler Wood-engraved illustrations throughout

Wood-engraved illustrations throughout

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and seems a good time for reflecting in the reflecting pool (and on the Capital and Lincoln memorial too

Box measures 6 5/8" x 4 1/2" x 1 1/4"

Several utilitarian things this week

Like a Wounded Heart, Much Worn Antique Tuscarora Beaded Strawberry Emery inhaler Wood-engraved illustrations throughoutThis strawberry shaped emery (like a small pin cushion but filled with emery powder for sharpening needles) appears once to have been entirely covered in red fabric, but all but a few tiny bright red bits around the top are gone, revealing the linen lining underneath. I like this darker color, and in all of its distressed ness, including what looks maybe like some scalding across the lower half, it looks to me like a badly bruised and wounded heart!