Large 1901 Dark Blue Velvet Heart Shaped Emery with Hanging Loop mrs. lovechild but hinge still in good

but hinge still in good shape

rayon and most famously

with the only challenge being picking a favorite pose and then fixing it in place with a couple of strategically placed little nails--under a knee or foot for example

very loyal

which were individually cast

Large 1901 Dark Blue Velvet Heart Shaped Emery with Hanging Loop mrs. lovechild but hinge still in goodFrom one side this large antique heart shaped velvet emery pin cushion (definitely it is filled with emery powder, sand like in density and used from sharpening pins and needles) looks almost black (a black heart), but from the other true blue. The near black side clearly once showed a message spelled out in pins, some of which is lost but enough pins remain to discern the date of 1901 (and one could certainly add a few pins to make the year clearer