Johann Faber (Bavaria) pencil box, containing small metal items
Object Type
Domestic items/Writing equipment/Pencil box
Brief Description
Card box, with pull-out tray, lined with gold printed blue paper. Inscription on top reads: 'JOHANN FABER/(BAVARIA.)/New Silverine Pencil/with 6 spare Lead Pencils/No. 3825.'. This item is undated but would be around 100 years old. Two items found inside - small metal rods x 2 each with a screw part at 1 end ( but they don't screw together). End of one of the objects is round; end of the other object has 'needle eye' - i.e. for thread to run through.
Measurements
0 - Whole: H: 15 W: 125 D: 43mm (H: 9/16 W: 4 15/16 D: 1 11/16")
Location
In storage
Registration No
M10182
Credit Line
Kindly donated to the Melbourne Cricket Club Museum by Barbara Haynes.
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