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Pencil box, Moravia
Box, pencil
Pencil box, Moravia
Pencil box, Moravia
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Box, pencil

Object number1998.177.0158
Mediumcardboard, paper, wood, lead
Dimensions7.25 × 2 × 1 in. (18.4 × 5.1 × 2.5 cm)
DescriptionA rectangular pencil box from Koh-I-Ndor Pencil Factory L. & C. Hardtmuth Czecho-Slovakia, established in 1790. The top cover reads "Mephisto copying pencils Should be kept in a dry cool place" and the sides are pink. There are one dozen wine-colored pencils inside and each one is labeled "No. 73B Medium 'Mephisto' Copying Made by L & C Hardtmuth Czecho-Slovakia". There is a folded paper of written disclaimers in several languages within.
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