0 a small bag for holding pens, pencils, and other items of stationery. -- penalhus
Philip's implements, including pens, pencils, copybook, maths textbook, school journal and his pencil case were within.
Other items in the line include jewelry, handbags, clothing, stationary, school supplies such as pencil cases, the brand also sold home furniture items such as bed sets.
Some pencil cases have a hard and rigid shell encasing the pens inside while others use a softer material such as plastic, leather, or cotton.
Some early pencil cases were decorated with jasper (one from 1860) or platinum (from 1874).
Stationery has historically pertained to a wide gamut of materials: paper and office supplies, writing implements, greeting cards, glue, pencil cases and other similar items.
Over the next two decades, the company expanded to produce pencil cases and school supplies.
Other products have been made, including plastic rulers (also made from vending machine cups), recycled rubber tyres; to make mouse mats and pencil cases.
For example, it makes pencil cases and backpacks made from used drink pouches.