A very beautiful handcrafted box, which presents a green goose feather mounted on a pewter facing decorated with the bee, symbol of Napoleon I, a stick of sealing wax, a "Bee" sealing stamp and a 10 ml bottle of ink, with an ornate stopper.
Box dimensions: 27 x 8 x 3.5 cm.
Length of the whole goose feather approximately 24 cm.
Length of the facing 10 cm.
Sealing stamp length: 4 cm
Length of wax stick: 4 cm.
The box is made of strong, durable cardboard; the inside of the box is decorated with calligraphy paper.
French artisanal production.
Hieroglyphics Tips and Tricks How to Prepare New Metal Nibs for Use :
- never flame new feathers.
- place them for 10 minutes in a bowl of boiling water with a drop of dishwashing liquid and a spoonful of coarse salt.
- stir everything well
- rinse with clean water
- dry the feathers very carefully with a hair dryer
- do not let them dry only in the air.