Embossed Brass Butterfly Pen Wipe vintage illustration on board I assume representing a mythological

I assume representing a mythological creature

6 5/8" t x 2 1/8" in diameter

Useful for sign making still (might require drawing an X through it after printing

the Schoenhut Piano Company

likely 1890s or so

Embossed Brass Butterfly Pen Wipe vintage illustration on board I assume representing a mythologicalThere is a certain blurry line between old pen wipes and needle books, but I'm sure this is the former, especially due to the smooth black fabric inside, of which there are only two "pages" with the black of course matching the color of the ink this would for the most part be wiping! It's the embossed brass butterfly on the face that sold me, all done by hand like a pin prick drawing, and then riveted the suede cover along the top of the back.