Small wooden keepsake box with brass latch
Description
I lost a small wooden keepsake box yesterday around 3pm—it's in the Other Miscellaneous Items category. It’s about 6 inches long, 4 inches wide, and 2 inches tall, dark walnut with a brass latch that sticks a bit when you close it. The inside is lined with red velvet, and there’s a faded photo of my grandmother and a tiny brass compass keychain attached to the lid. There are two tiny pencil marks on the bottom where I wrote a note long ago, those marks are unique identifying features. It has huge sentimental value—it was a gift from my grandmother and I really need it back. I last had it near the Save Mart on Blackstone Ave in Fresno, possibly between the grocery entrance and the bike racks.
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