Intricate 19th C. Bellows Shaped Bone Pin Keep Memphis design which I think this is

which I think this is

The person who sold it to me thought depression era

with a 1873 patent date

4 3/8" w x 1 7/8" d at base

recently re-papered  on the back and strung to hang

Intricate 19th C. Bellows Shaped Bone Pin Keep Memphis design which I think this isA pretty amazing little thing one would think for holding very special pins, and not too many of them! I found a similar one listed as Napoleonic prisoner of war, French c. 1830s, but I don't actually think it is that; I would guess Victorian mid 19th c. Quite finely made whatever the case, with hand stitching holding the two carved bone faces together, with a bit of stuffing covered in red fabric in between. 2 5 8" l x 1" w x 7 16" d. Good condition,