1856 H. Yule in May 558/2 A fresh supply was taken from the golden pawn-box.
1923 E. M. Forster in July 407 Bidar..has produced beautiful pan-boxes of a lead alloy inlaid with silver.
1982 16 296 Among middle and upper class Muslim families of North India and Pakistan it is common for the husband to give his wife a regular allowance, termed kharch-i-pandan, literally ‘expenses of the pan-box’.