Cool Old Brass Button Polishing Guard (or Excellent Stencil) shoe shaped snuff box with a terrific green glaze

with a terrific green glaze around the body

at least that I can see

There is a long tradition of Isleta red ware

possibly replaced at elbows but I am not sure

Cool Old Brass Button Polishing Guard (or Excellent Stencil) shoe shaped snuff box with a terrific green glazeWhen I spotted this, my first thought was that it would make a great line making and design tool. When I learned that it was used for polishing buttons, I liked it even more! C. 1910 20's, it would particularly have been used for polishing buttons on uniforms, with the "teeth" of the guard closing tightly around five buttons at a time, while protecting the fabric of the coat or jacket to which they were attached. Really a smart design I think, which