Found This Little Mystery Today...

[DARKCYDE]

2.5" by 1".
Short end has a hinge to open it up.
Side without holes is ferrous.
Side with holes is non-ferrous.

 

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[BigWaveDave]

Might it be an old coin holder?

 

[cw0909]

could a dime and penny fit in the holes
might be a late 1800s change keeper thing

 

[bill_wabo]

Any clue inside?

 

[nhbenz]

I would say its a combination coin purse makeup compact.
Edit: Oops, no, sorry about not reading the size first

 

[DARKCYDE]

A lot of dirt inside. I did find a few long round pieces of what looked like pencil lead, but it doesn't write on anything. I just tried.

 

[DARKCYDE]

could a dime and penny fit in the holes
might be a late 1800s change keeper thing

Holes are way too small to fit coins.

 

[cudamark]

I'm think maybe an old style hand warmer.

 

[Bruce R]

I'm not 100% on this, but I believe very early women's makeup was applied with a little bitty brush. Is there any kind of a divider between the holes? It looks like something that would be commonly carried, it also appears to have a place for a monogram.

 

[DARKCYDE]

I'm not 100% on this, but I believe very early women's makeup was applied with a little bitty brush. Is there any kind of a divider between the holes? It looks like something that would be commonly carried, it also appears to have a place for a monogram.

There may have been at one point. There appears to have been parts on the inside that corroded away.

 

[DCMatt]

Cigar cutter?

 

[DARKCYDE]

Cigar cutter?

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The holes seem too small. It also has a hinge on the one short end to open it up. There appears to have been stuff inside that pretty much corroded away.

 

[K1DDO1979]

Could be way off but reminds me of them little electric cigarette lighters. Little circle for button and big circle for element to light the cigarette. Just a random guess though! [emoji2]

 

[DARKCYDE]

Could be way off but reminds me of them little electric cigarette lighters. Little circle for button and big circle for element to light the cigarette. Just a random guess though! [emoji2]

That is a good guess! There did appear to be something inside at one time that corroded away.