This egg was designed as an etui containing woman's toilet items.

"Etui" is at the root of the word.

"Do you suppose an etui is the same thing as a small workbag, Gregory?"

Alas, no etui, a crossword puzzle's four-letter word for handbag, was available for the show.

The first was the Patent Etui 6x9 plate camera previously designed by Guthe.

Sewing needles can also be kept in an etui, a small box that held needles and other items such as scissors, pencils and tweezers.

"Adams shagreen etui" - photo of a utensil case covered in green-dyed, polished shagreen (circa 1800)

Kamera-Werkstätten Guthe & Thorsch (K.W.) was established 1919 in Dresden by Paul Guthe and Benno Thorsch, starting out manufacturing the Patent Etui plate camera.