Pencil
The Royal Sovereign Pencil Co. Ltd.
Category
Desktop & office
Date
Unknown
Materials
Cardboard, wood and graphite.
Measurements
Each pencil - 179 mm (length), Each box - 185 mm (length); 48 mm (width); 19 mm (height)
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Nostell Priory, West Yorkshire
NT 661539
Summary
A pair of identical boxes containing unused pencils. One holds ten pencils, and the other holds eleven. Each box pulls apart in two unequal halves. When they are pulled apart they reveal an inner cardboard sleeve on which is printed the range of pencil types from 6H to 6B. Each box is made of cardboard covered in yellow and dark blue paper. Printed in green and dark blue ink on the top of each box is 'Wolff's Royal Sovereign, British Made Pencils'. Printed on the underside of each box is 'Royal Sovereign Pencils, The Royal Sovereign Pencil Co. Ltd. London, England'. Total number of items is 25.
Provenance
Donated to the Museum of Childhood by Mrs J. Berrington in October 1992.
Makers and roles
The Royal Sovereign Pencil Co. Ltd., maker