Pirulabrille, Military Glasses Case Filled with Drawing Charcoal carved miniature tools Housed inside the fine macrame/knot

Housed inside the fine macrame/knot work at the large end is a lead weight

She appears in the other as well

while the third little guy appears to be getting his hook ready

or are the byproduct of making something else

I love the triangle formed by the three figures coming together--the outstretched arms of the little girl on one side

Pirulabrille, Military Glasses Case Filled with Drawing Charcoal carved miniature tools Housed inside the fine macrame/knotI love the look of this old tin, which I believe is Hungarian, with the word literally translating to "pill glasses." (?) I did turn up one other tin like this, with a listing that says it held military glasses, which would be in keeping with the utiltarian look of it. I was happy to open it to find a bunch of old drawing charcoal inside and somehow that blackest black inside the olive green tin with black sans serif font feels just right and resonant