Spoon holder (vařešník) made of wood and in two pieces. One part is a flat plate of wood with 12 holes in 4 rows of 3, and one slot through which a wooden slat goes. The wooden slat is tapered at the with a hole in it. At the basse it is thicker to act as a stopper.
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