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Description
Pencil box with pencils. Wood with paper covering of black with gold-toned print and ornamentation. Hinged opening and contains six wood, lead pencils, each of a different softness. Lettering on inside cover reads, "Eagle Pencils Patented April 3rd, 1860". Also reads, "Polytechnic Pencils Adapted To The Use of Schools and Colleges".
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