Clever Design (and fun to use!), c. 1940s Umbrella Cased Bridge Pencil dotless domino It's a little ceramic slab

It's a little ceramic slab rectangular vessel

The colors are vivid and the design I think just beautiful

3 1/2" x 3 1/2" and a little more sepia toned than my photos

4 3/8" l x 1 1/2" w x 1 1/2" and in good condition

Clever Design (and fun to use!), c. 1940s Umbrella Cased Bridge Pencil dotless domino It's a little ceramic slabSo 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