The containers in the Pharma section

[RobGea]

The guy at the table looks like he might be using the bottom half of one, but its just a guess

Yeah, that container like thing on the table -- does look the bottom half of the top shelf item.

It looks like its filled with something like thin sticks, could be a container for drill bits or a big brush with the bristles facing up.
My absolute total guess for the  container on the table is a container for thin wooden sticks of different lengths for delicate work,
like pushing gold foil or thin gold plate into corners and the like.

This book looks like a good resource.
   
Goldsmith Instruction In The Traditional Way: Just Pointy Sticks And Bludgeoning Instruments – 7 May 2021 - Loyd Ontiveroz (Author)