Slate pencil
Category
Education objects
Date
Unknown
Materials
Slate and cardboard
Measurements
Pencils - 140 mm (length), Box- 148 mm (length); 33 mm (width); 8 mm (height)
Place of origin
Germany
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 662797
Summary
Five slate pencils in a cardboard box. The box is in two parts, a tray and a cover into which the tray slides like a matchbox. The cover bears a design in colour containing pictures of warships and cavalry, the Union Jack and Royal Standard flags, and the figure of Britannia. Total number of items is 7.
Marks and inscriptions
Top of cover: THE 'BRITANNIA' BOX OF SLATE PENCILS/MADE IN GERMANY