What is this?

[KC]

I have seen items similar to this in the past that were merely memo holders for nice desks.  They also made matching hand stamp racks.

[samanthadear]

I don't know if anyone noticed this (I just did, and I have it with me in person), but this... thing has three holes in the bottom of it. Like it's meant to be attached to something: a wall or it is a small piece of a larger thing perhaps?

[ghopper1924]

Perhaps just the desktop, to keep it from getting knocked over.

[KC]

My mom laughed and reminded me of a similar stand that her mother had in the guest bath holding finger towels for guests!  They had decorative clamps as well.

[mart]

I have seen those KC !!

[KC]

The only stands that I am reminded of for holding a bare wick are rush lights.



The rushes were dipped in scalding hot fat or grease and if you were fortunate enough to have some wax to add to it...the light would be so much better!