Embossed Brass Butterfly Pen Wipe vintage english 52 cards plus one joker

52 cards plus one joker and one blank

noting “too much black

and so finely done

I had thought it was Chinese

5 3/16" long

Embossed Brass Butterfly Pen Wipe vintage english 52 cards plus one jokerThere 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.