CajunQuilter2

Maybe a door stop??

ligia

... on a desk holding pencils / Parker fountain pens , sided by a diamond
shaped Q- ink glass ? Oh boy... when did I learn about those things ?? :roll:

joeyoz

Not a clue. Newspaper or rolling pin maybe? The matches sound like a good one.

Charlee

I collect cast iron.... it's part of a desk set, a pencil tray.. :)

Sandy1951

Could it be a boot scraper? My DH will be home in a few minutes and I'll ask him, but I think that's what it is.

Edit: I missed some of the posts and didn't see that Loretta already suggested boot scraper. I still think that's what it is, even though it's small. Perhaps it's a child's boot scraper? Here comes DH, I'll ask him.

Edit2: DH didn't know. That surprised me, he usually knows about odd things like this. Guess he's not perfect. :( I'm still opting for boot scraper.

MaryAnna

My guess would be a business card holder.
Regards,
MaryAnna

MadQuilter

That's what I thought too, coz it often is the dog's job to fetch the paper.

Celeste

Of course! My doberman Emily would agree to that, then ask why we don't have one for her!

To tell you the truth, my first thought was for the long fireplace matches...

butterflywing

dh says pencil/pen holder. me? i think moonpi's right. match holder and scratcher. ask at an antique shop.

Up North

This is similar maybe the modern version.

http://www.photoframesplus.com/r21p-bb.html