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Message:: [QUOTE="Orfew, post: 3744417, member: 74968"]I cannot help much with the box itself...but perhaps I might shed a little light on the writing itself. Notice the heavier lines with the downstrokes such as the "d". This tells me the user might be using a flexible nib fountain pen. These were quite popular in the 40's and 50's. Also, note the think lines on some of the looped letters like "e". This tells me the user may be using an oblique (angled) nib. The relative thickness of the lines overall tell me this might be a medium nib. Overall, I would say an OM (oblique medium) nibbed fountain pen may have been used to write the description. Take a look at the writing overall. To my eyes it looks like 2 different fountain pen nibs were used to write the description. Some of the writing like "R557" looks like a finer nib may have been used. One more thing, whoever wrote this was not particularly skilled in the art of using a fountain pen. Notice the many hesitant strokes. It looks a bit like someone was using  ballpoint pen death grip instead of the proper fountain pen technique.[/QUOTE]