C. 1940s American Crayon Co Wooden Box of 36 Fat White Freart Chalk Sticks in Sawdust brass snuff box Finding these was a revelation

Finding these was a revelation to me--I've never seen another set

especially ones whose survival seems rather miraculous

the woman at center's dotted with playing cards all over

" With great phrases cropping up throughout-- "Little children love each other

I also like that it can be displayed sitting up

C. 1940s American Crayon Co Wooden Box of 36 Fat White Freart Chalk Sticks in Sawdust brass snuff box Finding these was a revelationI'm a real sucker for a box full of white chalk, to my eye a perfect found object that I would be disinclined to disrupt. This is first I've found with very fat white chalk, and with every single stick in place, original sawdust packed around them. A minimalist sculpture, a box of creative potential, a feat of product packaging. In wooden crate with jointed corners and smart looking American Crayon Company paper label: Freart for Free Expression Work