Primitive Wooden Letter Holder or Wall Pocket decorated and keen attention to detail

and keen attention to detail

What appears to be a scratch over one eyebrow I do not believe is damage but rather just an unglazed area original to the piece

stained a rich dark brown

semi-circular wooden base of the scoop like a plug

and pyrography kits were sold through various mail-order sources including the Sears catalog and advertisements in women’s magazines

Primitive Wooden Letter Holder or Wall Pocket decorated and keen attention to detailAnother example of the simpler the better and more beautiful: this is about as straight forward a wall hanging mail (or anything) holder as one could conceive, and as such I think it is just perfect. It consists of four pieces of wood, joined to one another by small nails and then by four pieces of wire strung through holes and neatly twisted along the bottom edge. It's got a great patina and a couple of little chips in the wood that I think just add