Very Fine Mid 19th Century Crocheted Pin Keep with Micro-bead Star and Interior Pocket wire wrapped All connected with this wonderful

All connected with this wonderful line drawing of a rail

12 pages filled front and back (24 sides

crisp and clear and completely readable

Looks like something nibbled away at the far edges of the folio but the contents are in excellent condition

complete with an interior shelf and a bright pink curdoroy lining

Very Fine Mid 19th Century Crocheted Pin Keep with Micro-bead Star and Interior Pocket wire wrapped All connected with this wonderfulThe 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