Antique AU VELOCIPEDE pounce in original French containers. Pounce is a fine powder, most often made from powdered cuttlefish bone or sanarac resin. It was used both to dry ink and to sprinkle on a rough writing surface to make it smooth enough for writing. This was especially needed if the paper came "unsized", that is, lacking the thin gelatinous material used to fill the surface of the paper and make it smooth enough for writing with a quill or steel nib. To me it looks like a gold glass glitter without the pain of the glass.
These containers are a rare find that I have never seen before and will probably never see again. I would have been thrilled to get just the container but to get 24 filled in the original box is just unheard of. You are purchasing one per purchase. Container colors will vary. These are all assorted. Please note that some containers might leak in shipping so they come in a cello bag.
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