Brass Swiss Cheese Vintage Pen and Pencil Holder orange and white lidded I almost can't believe they

I almost can't believe they exist--and date to 1907

and I believe was designed by a JP Johansson

Signed and dated at bottom right

my guess is that it is West German

Brass Swiss Cheese Vintage Pen and Pencil Holder orange and white lidded I almost can't believe theyThis is the second of these great brass cheese wedge pen holders I've had in the shop how not to feel a little happier with this on the desk? 1970s or maybe very early 1980s, it's hollow on the interior so that the ends of whatever it's holding can slip down inside. This one's in pretty good shape compared to most I've seen (the fact that these are usually quite battered speaks for itself!), with relatively minor scratches, mostly on the top, a few