Key to Heaven Gold Steel Keepsake

Shaped like an old door key, this keepsake runs just over an inch and a half from the looped bow at the top to the bit at the end, in gold-tone steel. The loop means it can hang from a chain or sit in a small dish by a bedside. The body is hollow the whole way through.

Loading happens at the bottom side rather than the top, so you tip it slightly, fill with a funnel, and close it. It takes a token portion of ashes, well under a cubic inch, which makes it a piece for one person to keep rather than a substitute for a full urn. It travels easily in a pocket or a bag.

• Bottom side loading closure, which a jeweler can seal permanently once filled.
• Measures 1.625 inches long and is light enough to wear or to keep in a drawer.
• The bow at the top takes a chain directly, so no separate bail is needed.