Small boxes with perforated lids formerly used to contain pounce or fine sand sprinkled on wet ink to blot it; sometimes made as a unit of an inkstand or desk set.
AAT
3000198830
box, pounce
boxes, pounce
boxes, sand
ink sanders
sand boxes
sand-boxes
sandboxes (writing equipment containers)
sanders, ink
12yrs ago
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