Curious Foot Shaped Old Metal Pin Cushion vintage lure or maybe it housed pages

or maybe it housed pages of it at the printing house

and I believe the box is pewter

including some great sets of dominoes

It measures 13 inches tall with a widest diameter of approximately 5

Curious Foot Shaped Old Metal Pin Cushion vintage lure or maybe it housed pagesI'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