October Pink Gold Steel Keepsake

Pink glass, gold-toned steel, and a closure you tighten with your fingers make up the whole of this keepsake. The color stands in for October's birthstone. It measures five eighths of an inch across, small enough that the word urn does more work than the object itself does.

Capacity is a pinch, and that is the intent of a piece like this. One person keeps it while the rest of the ashes stay together in a full-size urn. If you want more than a token amount, look instead at a keepsake in the half to one cubic inch range, or size a full urn against the person's body weight.

• Screw top; hand tight is tight enough.
• Best bought alongside a full-size urn, not in place of one.
• Wipe the metal with a dry cloth and skip polish or solvents.