Beautiful and Beautifully Worn Make Do Brass (Presumed Artillery Shell) Scoop with Carved Wooden Handle whimsy carving so I presume the base

so I presume the base (walnut I believe) was glued on

in hand-lettered pencilled capitals

It may be the case that all three were once part of a larger piece

11 1/8" x 7 1/8"

Beautiful and Beautifully Worn Make Do Brass (Presumed Artillery Shell) Scoop with Carved Wooden Handle whimsy carving so I presume the baseI jumped on this one because I find it a very beautiful and poetic feeling old handmade tool and then I realized the brass scoop was likely cut from an artillery shell, making this both a make do creation and a piece of trench art of sorts. And clearly a scoop was much needed by whoever made it with the carved handle here showing a beautiful dark and warm dry wood patina from much much handling. I find the line of that deep arc of the scoop's opening