Beautiful Old Wooden Spoke Shaped Whatsit! tramp art picture frame All the better that handwritten

All the better that handwritten right upon it is the history of its making: “Made from 1 piece red elm 1942 by Corina Layson”

are not directly activated by the push of the button--at least not any more

I assume it was made to hold cigarettes on one side and matches on the other

with some scratches and rust and a little spots of paint

9 3/4" long x 1 1/4" tall x 1/4" thick and in very good vintage condition- a tiny bit of loss of paint along the bottom edge

Beautiful Old Wooden Spoke Shaped Whatsit! tramp art picture frame All the better that handwrittenI'd love to know what this is! Clearly it was made for a purpose, and surely was part of some larger thing, but I have not been able to figure out what. Something related to spinning wool, perhaps? I purchased it because I thought it was just a beautiful and curious sculptural object that would look great propped or hanging somewhere or perhaps could be put to use in a new way! The six wooden spokes end in teeth as they meet at the center of the