What is this "phylactery boxes." ?

Flak-tery, is that how you pronounce it?

You made that up, right?

R. Raffan, Mr. Box-maker, would tell us students that he sold very, very
few boxes in any of the galleries he supplied in Oz. He said that his best
customers were the turners that he met at conferences and workshops when he
traveled.
Doesn't stop us from having fun making them, however, ;-)
Ed.