Gold Toned Old Lock and Key Buttons - Set of Eight grumbacher craft knife I'd never seen one before

I'd never seen one before

4" long x 2 1/4" tall x 1/4" thick

including that little sight at the end of the barrel

" which was featured in a nationally juried exhibition organized by the National Basketry Organization and presented at Ghost Ranch in Abiquiu

Gold Toned Old Lock and Key Buttons - Set of Eight grumbacher craft knife I'd never seen one beforeSuch charming little buttons! They read as brass, but under magnification I believe they are some other metal and painted a brassy gold tone. I have not found others like them and think they have a fair amount of age. Fun sewn onto a favorite coat or cardigan, but I might string at least one of them on a chain to wear as a necklace surely causing all doors to open before you! Checking dimensions. Sold as a set of 8. Very good vintage condition, with