Black leather keychain debossed with a front-facing cow's face above the words Up before THE COWS, on gray concrete
Black Up Before the Cows keychain on a painted show box lid in a livestock barn alley beside a show stick and a blue rosette
Black leather keychain debossed with a front-facing cow's face above the words Up before THE COWS, on gray concrete
Black Up Before the Cows keychain on a painted show box lid in a livestock barn alley beside a show stick and a blue rosette
The Almanac · Farm Gifts

Up Before the Cows Leather Keychain – Dairy Farmer Gift

About this piece

Dairy farmers start milking long before sunrise, and the herd keeps the clock. On this keychain a broad cow's face looks straight out from black leather, with two leaf-shaped ears and a gentle muzzle. Up before sits under it in brush script, and THE COWS follows in engraved capitals.

Black is the hour of the first milking, and the deboss shows in it as a low shadow that catches the light at an angle. A metal die presses the design into the front of a full-grain fob, and each keychain is made by hand to order. Gold foil reads brightly on black and can be added at checkout. Shipping is free in the US.