Very Fine Mid 19th Century Crocheted Pin Keep with Micro-bead Star and Interior Pocket needle and thread box 24" x 8" and in

24" x 8" and in much shot-up and rusted condition

it is the word "CELLULAR" impressed into the brick that makes it for me--describing the form of the brick

1910s or so

These sorts of charming wire mesh baskets are perfect for taking to the farmer's market for use carrying things like berries

Very Fine Mid 19th Century Crocheted Pin Keep with Micro-bead Star and Interior Pocket needle and thread box 24" x 8" and inThe tiniest tiny white beads and the tiniest finely crocheted stitches on this antique pin keep I can't even imagine. I know from a similar one that I have been eyeing in the case of a pin cushion expert at an antique shop near me that it dates to the mid 19th century (and that dealer has hers priced at more than twice what I'm listing this one for.) Same beaded star pattern on either side, and then a hidden opening along a segment of one perimeter