Curious Foot Shaped Old Metal Pin Cushion basket tray This brilliantly designed little sewing

This brilliantly designed little sewing kit in cute metal tube is perfect for keeping in one's bag or suitcase to mend a button or hem on the go

I think this is just a gem of a painting—quintessentially mid-century and really an elegant little piece

as there are little notches where one might fit

beautifully executed

Curious Foot Shaped Old Metal Pin Cushion basket tray This brilliantly designed little sewingI've seen a lot of shoe and boot shaped old pin cushions, but I've never seen, and cannot find, another shaped like a bare foot! The bottom is stamped "Patent Approved," but perhaps the maker never followed through on producing more than a few! It's definitely a curious one, and I think a pretty fantastic object, though I'm honestly not sure what the metal is. Someone else must have tested a portion on the side, which shined up some, and I tested the