Amazing, Unusual Antique Miniature Leather Shoe with Bone Inlay chicago I'm not entirely sure whether

I'm not entirely sure whether this toy was created as I found it

in Illinois

The old watercolor gives me a feeling of coziness and well-being--like taking a long walk in the country on gray

The corners have a tiny bit of rounding to the them but are pretty darn close to square

When I was growing up

Amazing, Unusual Antique Miniature Leather Shoe with Bone Inlay chicago I'm not entirely sure whetherI find this miniature shoe quite extraordinary, unusual for being crafted of leather rather than wood, with no sign that it ever had a lid to function as a snuff box, and with a level of detail that suggest it may have been made as a salesman sample, with a numbered label on that bottom that might reinforce that notion (?) If not, a very very finely crafted whimsy! The leather is very hard, feeling almost like wood, but is decorated with fantastic