Hand-carved Old Twelve-Slot Hanging Spoon Rack McCoy mostly boxes of various sorts)

mostly boxes of various sorts) out there which I don't find very interesting

It measures 5 7/8" in diameter and 5 1/2" with lid (without lid 5 3/8" tall)

The more time I spend with this hand carved granite sculpture

Widely exhibited and collected

but none I think as fine as this one

Hand-carved Old Twelve-Slot Hanging Spoon Rack McCoy mostly boxes of various sorts)I find the carving on this old spoon holder super sweet, and really love the specificity of its intent: to accommodate a full set of twelve utensils, each snug in its individual slot. I believe the wood is oak, and other than some dryness is in very good condition still, with holes at the far corners for hanging on the wall. The slots are shallow for flat handled utensils, to be hung with the bowls or tines above the slots, handles hanging down. A