question on vintage scuttles

[Gasman]

Ive been lo9king around for one of these scuttles just to give it a try. I do bowl lather now and then just to break up the routeen. I see these vintage scuttles have 3 holes in the top cup section. Wouldnt that make it harder to build lather in that part? Wouldnt the holes let lather seep down inside when you got hot water in the bottom. I mean, the rising heat would normally make the lather get running wouldnt it?

And whats with all the flowers painted on them. Didnt men use these? Or were scuttles for the ladies?

And while your building the lather, wouldnt you be squishing lather down thru the holes so your loosing lather whaile building it?