Beautiful and Beautifully Worn Make Do Brass (Presumed Artillery Shell) Scoop with Carved Wooden Handle tower Probably done as school work

Probably done as school work

with a few small scattered stains

the first thing I thought when I saw them was of old optometrist signs in the form of spectacles

with a rich honey color and excellent patina to the wood

Harmonica measures 5 9/8" l (not including sliding extension

Beautiful and Beautifully Worn Make Do Brass (Presumed Artillery Shell) Scoop with Carved Wooden Handle tower Probably done as school workI jumped on this one because I find it a very beautiful and poetic feeling old handmade tool and then I realized the brass scoop was likely cut from an artillery shell, making this both a make do creation and a piece of trench art of sorts. And clearly a scoop was much needed by whoever made it with the carved handle here showing a beautiful dark and warm dry wood patina from much much handling. I find the line of that deep arc of the scoop's opening