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Pencil Boxes (IV) – the KUM Nic Nac Box
A late addition to our series on pencil boxes, the Nic Nac Box is a less known offering from sharpener manufacturer KUM.
A plastic box in light tinted blue, the removable lid becomes a standalone ruler. While on the box, a sliding overlay with a window supports looking up a multiplication table.
There is also a built-in sharpener, appropriate for a KUM product.
The box contains twelve pencils, six in black, six in red. The red ones are factory sharpened. All have nice matte finishes. Unfortunately, the lead seems to be a bit scratchy.
Overall, the box has quite a lot of charm, and would be a nice gift for a young person.
My thanks to Gunther for assistance in acquiring this pencil set. Related posts: Pencil Boxes (I) – Neiman Marcus 6 comments to Pencil Boxes (IV) – the KUM Nic Nac Box |
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Very cool, nice find! I like how it says Western Germany.
Beautiful object, beautiful photos, reminding me of the proletarian pencil boxes with multiplication tables that I used as a kid.
For the sake of completeness: I have just learned that the Nic Nac box is no longer available from KUM.
Hello Gunther, thank you for the information.
Whether or not this particular item is to one’s taste, I think it is the sort of “value added” item that pencil manufacturers should be selling to distinguish their offerings.
I am interested in the pencil box with the multiplication table. How much are they and how do we order?
Wondering if this KUM pencil box is still available?
Much thanks,
Jeff