Antique Small Heart-Shaped Lock, with Key antique patriotic really a great game for

really a great game for a party or a group

I also tend to love those that more "primitive" than highly refined

I've become really enamored of the way the gold paint on old tramp art pieces like this softens and mellows with age--in this case I think at least a hundred years time has resulted in mellow gold perfection

late 19th century New England

Antique Small Heart-Shaped Lock, with Key antique patriotic really a great game forOf course this old heart shaped lock would be perfect for locking to a bridge somewhere as a symbol of enduring love, but it's such a sweet one I think better to hold onto it! The key still works to open and close it easily, and once locked, it's locked tight. I am not sure the maker, but I do know for sure it is an old one, 19th c. for sure. 2 1 4" tall x 1 9 16" w wide x 3 8" thick and in very good, aged condition.