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Two boxed sets of colored pencils manufactured by the Eberhard Faber Pencil Company
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Two boxed sets of colored pencils manufactured by the Eberhard Faber Pencil Company entitled "Aquarello", Assortment No. 1163 and Mongol Thin Lead Colored Indelible Pencils, Assortment No. 741, ca. 1935. Both sets are wash colors; these are colored pencils that were meant to be gone over with a brush dipped in water. The slogan printed on each of the two interior labels reads "Paint with pencils." Each box is hinged box and has a snap closure. Pencils are missing from both sets. Title supplied by cataloger.
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Venus Drawing Pencils
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One boxed set of colored pencils. The box label reads Compliments of Venus Drawing Pencils, manufactured by the American Lead Pencil Company, ca. 1940. There are 7 pencils within the box. The top lid is covered by green and gold marbled paper. A label on the underside of the box reads: "'The Twins' No. 1980, American Pencil Company, London, New York, Made in U.S.A."
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'Venus' Perfect Pencils
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One boxed set of lead pencils entitled 'Venus' Perfect Pencils, manufactured by the American Lead Pencil Co., New York and London, ca. 1910. The box was issued with 5 lead pencils and an eraser; only three pencils remain. On the top lid of the box is an illustrated range of the various degrees of color the pencils are available in: "Made in 17 black and 2 copying degrees: each degree guaranteed never to vary." Printed on the underside of the lid is information about the Venus eraser.
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Mongol Thin Lead Colored Indelible Pencils, Assortment No. 741
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One boxed sets of colored pencils manufactured by the Eberhard Faber Pencil Company. The pencils are wash colors, which were meant to be gone over with a brush dipped in water. Pencils are missing.
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Two sets of colored pencils manufactured Koh-I-Noor Pencil Company
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Two sets of colored pencils and one Universal Holder No. 48, manufactured by Koh-I-Noor Pencil Co. and L. & C. Hardtmuth, Inc., Czechoslovakia and Bloomsbury, New Jersey, respectively, ca. 1930. The larger of the two pencil sets contains 11 colored pencils and a "lengthener" within a paperboard box and slipcase. The second set is comprised of 4 unused colored pencils within a paperboard box and slipcase. The Universal Holder is a metal pencil-like holder "for Graphite leads No. 2018 - Negro leads No. 2610 [and] Sanguine Leads No. 2620." Title supplied by cataloger.
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Wallace Motif: A Fine Pencil
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One boxed set of pencils entitled Wallace Motif: A Fine Pencil, manufactured by the Wallace Pencil Co., Saint Louis, U.S.A., ca. 1920. The container is made of tin, and is illustrated with an image of a pencil; the tin is colored in yellow and green. The advertisement printed on the bottom of the tin reads: "Wallace Motif in the following five degrees 1-2-2 2/4-3-4. The Wallace Motif is the finest pencil for general use that can be bought. Like all pencils in the Wallace line, it is made exclusively in the big modern factory that has become famous for quality manufacture." The tin contains 6 pencils, all from companies other than Wallace Pencil Co.
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