Curious Foot Shaped Old Metal Pin Cushion salesman sample with its origins traced to

with its origins traced to the spread of Hinduism in the medieval era and the arrival of leather-based puppet arts called thalubomalata from southern India

but I am glad that they are

very smooth and with a great patina

was famed for its legendary bartender Constantino Ribalaigua  (who came to be known as “el rey de los coteleros

featuring a hunting dog in slight relief

Curious Foot Shaped Old Metal Pin Cushion salesman sample with its origins traced toI've seen a lot of shoe and boot shaped old pin cushions, but I've never seen, and cannot find, another shaped like a bare foot! The bottom is stamped "Patent Approved," but perhaps the maker never followed through on producing more than a few! It's definitely a curious one, and I think a pretty fantastic object, though I'm honestly not sure what the metal is. Someone else must have tested a portion on the side, which shined up some, and I tested the