Pen box
The Griffelkasten , the Rhineland and pen box , in Saxony slate box called, many years served (up to the 1970s) as a vehicle for pens, fountain pen and pencils. The children kept their school tools in it.
The classic pen case was made of wood. A hinged lid was located above a compartment, mostly divided by strips or milled in wood, in which pens etc. were located. The lid was often decorated with colorful stickers with child-friendly motifs.
Variants of the pen boxes are wooden boxes with three or four levels that could be rotated via a central point. There were also pen boxes with a wooden lid inserted into grooves.
Later there were other variants that were ultimately also made of plastic, including rake beads inside the lid.
Stylus box, in the holdings of the MEK
Pencil box, wood, with the inscription: “Every beginning is difficult. Use every moment, past time never returns. Ends Well. All good."
