A picture in the Shire album of needlework tools has a rosewood tool which looks at first glance like a needle case, similar to your pictured tool. But it is a holder for a styptic pencil "these are quite frequently found in workboxes". I don't do needlelace, but if I attempted it, I could use a handy styptic pencil!
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