Great Old Hand-carved Slide Top Pencil Box sewing vice I always have an eye

I always have an eye out for old wood-framed

This one mourns not one but two children

but could also be used as a small serving bowl

There's a bit of damage/irregularity to the wire mesh at the tip of the nose

They are fairly large--1 1/2" cubed

Great Old Hand-carved Slide Top Pencil Box sewing vice I always have an eyeI love a pencil box, and to my eye this one is about as good as it gets. The box itself is carved from one piece of wood, pine I believe, thick walled and very satisfying with great rounded ends. The slide top fits perfectly, sliding easily and holding tightly in place, well worn at one end where it has clearly been slid in and out many many many times. Really a beautiful honest thing I think, which I would fill with my most beloved writing