Clever Design (and fun to use!), c. 1940s Umbrella Cased Bridge Pencil brass locks 13 1/2" x 5" x

13 1/2" x 5" x 5"

And the original box is in very good shape

black and creamy white paint on wood

It features the original nails--10 up the seam of the box where the wood overlaps

Greenland Inuit I think

Clever Design (and fun to use!), c. 1940s Umbrella Cased Bridge Pencil brass locks 13 1/2" x 5" xSo fun. This I believe was made as a tally pencil for bridge and just as bridge partners are known to send secret signals back and forth, so it seems just right that a secret pencil should be used to keep score! The pencil pulls out from the end, pencil point to the inside, and then a longer brass sleeve that it fits into, like a handle, making it much easier to write with! With gold tassels still hanging from its neck, and a smart pink celluloid