Pencil box
Johann Faber (Bavaria)
Category
Desktop & office
Date
Unknown
Materials
Card
Measurements
33 mm (Width) x 13 mm (Depth); 100 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Bavaria
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Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 938257.1
Summary
Off-white, rectangular cardboard box with red and blue/black print: 'NEW SERVICEABLE PENCIL / and 6 spare lead pencils', and sky-blue interior. Contains three of the original six tiny spare pencils (b). Each pencil is of polished wood with screw-thread ends and impressed in silver: 'Johann FABER BAVARIA...'.
Provenance
Stamford collection; devised to the National Trust by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896-1976).
Makers and roles
Johann Faber (Bavaria), manufacturer