Great Old Hand-carved Slide Top Pencil Box 1876 drawings I love that the color

I love that the color and style of the text is completely different on opposite sides of this one

and a chip to a back leg as well as a small chip to one ear

which is part of what I like about these pieces

I have not attempted to clean it

Great Old Hand-carved Slide Top Pencil Box 1876 drawings I love that the colorI love a pencil box, and to my eye this one is about as good as it gets. The box itself is carved from one piece of wood, pine I believe, thick walled and very satisfying with great rounded ends. The slide top fits perfectly, sliding easily and holding tightly in place, well worn at one end where it has clearly been slid in and out many many many times. Really a beautiful honest thing I think, which I would fill with my most beloved writing