Monogrammed Vintage Wooden Animal Themed Pencil Box Japanese boy on turtle It is in unused

It is in unused

Known affectionately as the "happy wood carver" Copeland was renowned especially for his exceptional use of the grain of southern wood in his carving

which I have learned is called “yun-de

Signed by a Linda Hyda and dating to the 1930s-1940s

Monogrammed Vintage Wooden Animal Themed Pencil Box Japanese boy on turtle It is in unusedI hate to think pencil boxes are strictly a thing of the past, as what a great feeling to pull one out of one's bag and set it on one's desk, fully equipped and ready to get to work! Just looking at this one, proudly monogrammed HJL, gives me the feeling of the first day of the school year and all of the optimism and anticipation that goes along with it. This box, which I believe dates from sometime between the 1920s 1940s or so, has clearly been much