25.00 GBP
12 Lakeland colour pencils by Cumberland Pencil Co. Ltd, Keswick, England. Ca. 1930s-1950s.
Original box.
Twelve used pencils.
Box in good vintage condition marked:
"Lakeland" Colour Pencils - British made from British Colours - in twelve different shades
Manufactured in England by The Cumberland Pencil Co. Ltd - Keswick - Cumberland".
Sliding box. Picture of Derwent Water on both sides.
Pencils marked
"Made in England - S - Cumberland Pencil Co Ltd - Lakeland - No 22
[numbers] 1 to 12
Longest pencil 17.5 cm
Shortest pencil 14.5 cm
Keswick is home to UK's first pencil industry which became Cumberland Pencil Co. in 1916. The Lakeland range was developed in 1930.
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