C. 1940s American Crayon Co Wooden Box of 36 Fat White Freart Chalk Sticks in Sawdust royal arch keystone became popular in the late

became popular in the late 18th century and was used well into the 19th

Finding this one in New Hampshire this week made me very happy--I really love a cat painting

clenched fist

Pretty lining too

C. 1940s American Crayon Co Wooden Box of 36 Fat White Freart Chalk Sticks in Sawdust royal arch keystone became popular in the lateI'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