Unexpected Treasure

This was a surprise, a nearly but (thankfully) not forgotten treasure. The sight of it made my heart happy. I adore it and will do all in my power to restore it. (That's real silver and should be much, much shinier). I hope I can remember how to make it sound lovely again. I'm positive they don't make them like this anymore. It's one of those things nobody should take for granted. Somehow it got mixed up with a bunch of other stuff and my mother-in-law wanted to put it on eBay. I said "WTF, NOOOO," and smashed it to my heart like it might save me. A strange thought, surely. . . .