Cool Old Brass Button Polishing Guard (or Excellent Stencil) carved wooden lion Made of very thick handblown

Made of very thick handblown glass

sent from one friend to another

reading 'In Haste I am Yours'

and a bird

Cool Old Brass Button Polishing Guard (or Excellent Stencil) carved wooden lion Made of very thick handblownWhen 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