Wooden Swiss cheese Wedge Pen and Pencil Holder round flat basket This is a super iconic

This is a super iconic 1960s enamelware blue on blue Lotus pattern bowl

I have a hard time not grabbing these old treen darning eggs when I find them

" These were made to be used as reference

and the top I think may be painted papier mache (it is hard but shows a few dings

Wooden Swiss cheese Wedge Pen and Pencil Holder round flat basket This is a super iconicI've had a few vintage brass cheese wedges in the shop, but this is the first wooden one I've found, clearly handmade from a scrap chunk of wood, and well worth the effort I'd say. The holes in the top are plentiful but fairly small, keeping pens or pencils sitting high in the holes or also making them great for holding watercolor paintbrushes, say, brush side up. 5 7 8" long x 3 1 2" tall x 2 7 8" deep. Some rough spots including near the top one