Pretty Pair of Old Strawberry Emeries 1876 who I found together but

who I found together but am selling individually

with just a little cracking to the surface of the wood visible here and there

converging with the distinctly British obsession with rendering wildflowers

a wax casting method that has been used in India for over 4

and then recreated it free hand--much better with the squares getting a little wonky here and there

Pretty Pair of Old Strawberry Emeries 1876 who I found together butI 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