C. 1940s American Crayon Co Wooden Box of 36 Fat White Freart Chalk Sticks in Sawdust carved sword Done in graphite + charcoal/pastel

Done in graphite + charcoal/pastel on natural/tan paper

There is a small dab of white paint on the frame at lower left

you’re at risk of being a victim of a conspiracy or a trick

This is a really nice one

but I've turned up a few related child sized examples out there

C. 1940s American Crayon Co Wooden Box of 36 Fat White Freart Chalk Sticks in Sawdust carved sword Done in graphite + charcoal/pastelI'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