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  1. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    I thought this was a jewellers rouge container but the red piece is plastic and fixed to the wood.

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  3. ritzyvintage

    ritzyvintage Well-Known Member

    Could it have held an ink pad, for stamping/franking paper with?

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  4. Happy!

    Happy! Well-Known Member

    Pill box?
     
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  5. say_it_slowly

    say_it_slowly The worst prison is a closed heart

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  6. kyratango

    kyratango Bug jewellery addiction!

    Related to watch makers, but can’t say the use:oops:
    Edit: ha! say_it_slowly beat me:joyful:
     
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  7. kyratango

    kyratango Bug jewellery addiction!

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    i need help Moderator Moderator

    Some of these used an agate disc. This seems to be glass.

    Good for holding one contact lens? :hilarious:
     
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  11. DragonflyWink

    DragonflyWink Well-Known Member

    Just more confirmation - from an 1897 watchmakers'/jewelers' catalog:


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    ~Cheryl
     
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