Pencil Holder

Found on a wonderful looking stall in Verdin Park, I asked the owner what it was (it had no pencil inside at the time), he said I was the fourth person to ask and he had no idea what it was..so he sold it me for a pound. After a very short search on google I found one on ebay..and popped into my workshop to find the right sized pencil to fit.
H & C HARDTMUTH PARIS
is stamped on the top.
My best boot sale find for a long time.