Excellent Old Bell System Telephone Lineman's Brass Pocket Mirror (for Splicing and Inspecting Wire) toy bear I'd hang him near the

I'd hang him near the door to greet and/or ward off visitors

with a marvelously wary expression on the face of this young child

11 7/8 x 7 1/8 in

and I believe it is quite old

Excellent Old Bell System Telephone Lineman's Brass Pocket Mirror (for Splicing and Inspecting Wire) toy bear I'd hang him near theI found another of these mirrors years ago, which is what made me know to flip it over, see the Bell System type on the back, and grab it. These mirrors were issued to linemen who worked for Bell Telephone, to use inspecting the hidden undersides of telephone cable splices. I love picturing that, and also love the object hood of the mirror itself: heavy and substantial, not an easy one to loose track of, soldered at the corners and with a great