Forget Me Not, Large, Early 20th Century Soldier Made Heart Shaped Folk Art "Sweetheart" Pin Cushion colonial treen salt shaker but also great for holding

but also great for holding long paint brushes

on both sides

looks like bunny ears at top

but I did recently find a seller with a nice bunch of them all by a N

and a click to the locking mechanism at the base satisfying locks the blade in place once extended

Forget Me Not, Large, Early 20th Century Soldier Made Heart Shaped Folk Art "Sweetheart" Pin Cushion colonial treen salt shaker but also great for holdingA large and a bit over the top pin cushion, which I really like knowing was most likely decorated by a man. Sawdust stuffed hearts like this are called "sweetheart pin cushions" and were made by soldiers convalescing in hospitals, primarily in England, where they were apparently the brainchild of Queen Victoria, who thought that soldiers might find crafting these to send home to sweethearts a happy distraction. This one I believe dates to WW1 or so,