I had an oblong two wooden one with a slim sliding lid that you slid out to the side and it held lots of pencils and pens because it had two levels , it was a marvellous piece of carpentry with dove tail joints and a perfectly shaped groove for easing it open with one finger. and you could carve your name in the wood, or the name of your favourite pop star, mine at the time was i think Davy Jones of the Monkees!