The eraser is a moulded corn cob, orange kernels with green husk leaves, and that is the whole appeal. A child who will not keep track of a plain grey pencil will keep track of this one, which is the practical argument for novelty stationery in a primary classroom.

The barrels carry the same corn design, printed in orange and green stripes down the length so the pencil reads as a corn stalk even before you see the topper. Dux prints the jar with the line about easy grip and comfortable writing, and the barrels are triangular under the print.

Forty-eight pencils come in a clear tub with a moulded carry handle on the lid. That handle is more useful than it looks: the jar can be lifted round a classroom, taken to a birthday party, or hung on a shop peg without anyone repacking it into a bag.

As party favours or class prizes they work out at a very low cost each, and because they are ordinary graphite pencils underneath, they still do the job a school pencil has to do rather than being a toy that cannot write.

Safencia lists the Dux Corn Pencil jar No. 444 at Rs. 1,260 for the 48-piece jar with Cash on Delivery across Pakistan. WhatsApp confirms stock, your city and delivery charges before dispatch.

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