Great Old Hand-carved Slide Top Pencil Box sewing vice There's a bit of damage/irregularity

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

Bristles are full and tight

I think though that it is instead likely a CA

transforming its profile and character dramatically in the process

I always have an eye out for old wood-framed

Great Old Hand-carved Slide Top Pencil Box sewing vice There's a bit of damage/irregularityI 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