Sweet Little Antique Handmade Key Hole Saw with Fat Handle pin cube and somewhat smaller than this

and somewhat smaller than this

Hard to beat mustachioed faces topped with red bowler hats

late 19th or early 20th century I believe

in person it is crisp and bright and very finely done

Sweet Little Antique Handmade Key Hole Saw with Fat Handle pin cube and somewhat smaller than thisThis tiny saw I plucked along with the heart clamp and stair saw also listed today from a small trove and an antique shop in Midcoast Maine that I think all came from one collection. I think it could be called a pad saw, or keyhole saw, but it's an especially small one, made long ago for a very specific job I would guess. I'm not at all a tool expert, but I do appreciate a sculpturally satisfying, well designed thing when I see one, especially one