Plumes and Crayons 19th C. French Lacquered Pen and Pencil Box wooden frame via jumping them

via jumping them

and the like

with a tail that doubles as a handle should one want to wear him around one's neck or otherwise carry him around

and the remaining pages just the old ledger pages filled with accounting

Plumes and Crayons 19th C. French Lacquered Pen and Pencil Box wooden frame via jumping themThis box is enough to make me want to start writing with a fountain penso lovely and transportive, and right in keeping with my obsession with 19th century penmanship! Mid 19th century I I believe, definitely French, and made of papier mache lacquered black with gold, deep red and rose colored details. Three compartments inside for pencils, pens, and nibs, and a long piano hinge to the lid. Super. 8 7 8 x 2 1 4 x 1 3 16 t and in very good