Great Graphics Vintage Speedball 24 Mounted Pen Nibs Display Card soft paste perfectly worn

perfectly worn

bright white with rusty orange-red lids that feature a ripple design that gives them a Japanese sensibility

and I wouldn't go crashing it into other cars

with the piece nailed to the inside of the lid fitting perfectly in the gap

This I found in New Hampshire this week

Great Graphics Vintage Speedball 24 Mounted Pen Nibs Display Card soft paste perfectly wornI just think this is great looking, and feels like a very concise portrait of the power potential of the pen to me! 1940s or so I would guess. The pen nibs can be pulled off to use, but I'd be pretty tempted to frame it up just like this. 9" x 7", pretty much pristine condition, with one missing nib at far bottom right.