Would love to be able to ask the owner a couple of questions....cause this thing has brought up so many.
1) Can the case/box open flat? (or do the hinges prevent that)
2) Can it be closed with the chain hanging out?
I've tried to picture this as possibly an emblem that could be threaded through a button hole.....as in identification/affiliation, but
if the case must remain partially open that wouldn't be feasible. The odd curve at the tip and the fact that he says it's only 1" x 1"
is what lead me to think possibly a toothpick. It does appear that the curve is meant to be there and if it can't be used with the
case out of the way/out of sight what is it's use? Why are both ends not curved? If the curve doesn't serve a visual purpose, what
physical purpose could it have?
If it was meant to be taken out and attached to something (i.e. fob) why is it so firmly fixed?
A 'pass key' to a club or society? Something that was small enough to be secreted away yet significant when opened.
So small an item to be such a big '
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