SOLD Beautiful Old Steel Planing/Molding Blades (?) in Lovely Two Compartment Wooden Sleeve pin cushion pillow Vintage and carved of walrus

Vintage and carved of walrus ivory I believe

I don't know the history of these great old little tin houses

proud posture and head cocked toward the sky

who appears to have a second set of eye balls

4 1/8" l x 3 1/2" w x 2" t when closed

SOLD Beautiful Old Steel Planing/Molding Blades (?) in Lovely Two Compartment Wooden Sleeve pin cushion pillow Vintage and carved of walrusFound at a shop in NH the other day, I had no choice but to bring these home with me, even while not certain their original purpose (maybe originally blades for a crown molding plane?) something about the curves and points and surfaces of the steel forms totally does it for me, as does the old wooden shield shaped box into which they slip (reminding me of the metal boxes sleeves made for holding antique grain painting combs.) I've always got a eye out