ペン先入れ

このペン先入れは元々灰皿で、子供たちがペン先を踏んで怪我をしないように入れておいたもの。ペン先はスペンセリアン製の細書き用である。

Container for pen nibs

Hearn made it a rule to put his used pen nibs in this ashtray, in case his children stepped on them. The nibs are a fine-pointed type, designed for Spencerian penmanship.