Brass Swiss Cheese Vintage Pen and Pencil Holder hide with knotted shoelace cinch

with knotted shoelace cinch

Model 148/2740 (design 148 on shape 2740)

dating to the late 19th/early 20th century

3 1/2" across at handle

particularly round the edge of the lid

Brass Swiss Cheese Vintage Pen and Pencil Holder hide with knotted shoelace cinchThis is the second of these great brass cheese wedge pen holders I've had in the shop how not to feel a little happier with this on the desk? 1970s or maybe very early 1980s, it's hollow on the interior so that the ends of whatever it's holding can slip down inside. This one's in pretty good shape compared to most I've seen (the fact that these are usually quite battered speaks for itself!), with relatively minor scratches, mostly on the top, a few