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A storage device includes a box having a bottom wall, a top wall, a left sidewall, a right sidewall, and an internal wall that divides the box into a first compartment and a relatively larger, second compartment. A roll of tape is rotatably mounted inside the first compartment. First and second bott

A storage device includes a box having a bottom wall, a top wall, a left sidewall, a right sidewall, and an internal wall that divides the box into a first compartment and a relatively larger, second compartment. A roll of tape is rotatably mounted inside the first compartment. First and second bottom drawers occupy a lower portion of the second compartment in side-by-side relationship to one another, and a top drawer rests on top of the bottom drawers. A display panel is rotatably mounted on the box for rotation between a first orientation, blocking access to the second compartment, and a second orientation, allowing access to the second compartment. At least one of a photograph and an erasable writing surface are disposed on the display panel and face forward when the display panel occupies the first orientation. Key-ring hooks are secured to a front edge of the bottom wall.

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1. A storage device, comprising: a box having a bottom wall, a top wall, a left sidewall, and a right sidewall, and defining a forwardly opening storage compartment, vertically aligned upper and lower sockets proximate a side of the forwardly opening storage compartment, and a discrete, upwardly ope

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A storage device, comprising: a box having a bottom wall, a top wall, a left sidewall, and a right sidewall, and defining a forwardly opening storage compartment, vertically aligned upper and lower sockets proximate a side of the forwardly opening storage compartment, and a discrete, upwardly opening storage compartment disposed outside the forwardly opening storage compartment, left of the right sidewall, and right of the left sidewall, wherein the upwardly opening storage compartment and the forwardly opening storage compartment open in perpendicular directions relative to one another;a display panel having vertically aligned upper and lower pegs disposed in respective said sockets to rotatably mounted the display panel on the box for rotation about a vertical pivot axis between a first orientation, wherein the display panel blocks access to the forwardly opening storage compartment, and a second orientation, wherein the display panel allows access to the forwardly opening storage compartment; andat least one of a photograph and an erasable writing surface disposed on the display panel and facing forward when the display panel occupies the first orientation. 2. The storage device of claim 1, wherein the display panel is rotatable to a third orientation, wherein at least one of the pegs is removable from a respective one of the sockets, thereby accommodating selective removal of the display panel from the box. 3. The storage device of claim 2, wherein both the photograph and the erasable writing surface are disposed on the display panel, and the erasable writing surface is arranged to face rearward when the photograph faces forward, and the pegs are alternatively disposed in opposite said sockets to reverse which directions the photograph and the erasable writing surface are facing when the display panel occupies the first orientation. 4. The storage device of claim 2, wherein the display panel is alternatively mounted in a fixed orientation on top of the box, with said at least one of the pegs inserted into an upwardly opening socket on top of the box, rearward of the upwardly opening storage compartment, and the at least one of a photograph and an erasable writing surface facing forward. 5. The storage device of claim 1, wherein the box defines an adjacent, second forwardly opening compartment that is accessible when the display panel occupies the first orientation, and inaccessible when the display panel occupies the second orientation. 6. The storage device of claim 1, wherein the box defines a second set of vertically aligned upper and lower sockets proximate an opposite side of the forwardly opening storage compartment, and the pegs are alternatively disposed in respective ones of said second set of vertically aligned upper and lower sockets to rotatably mount the display panel on the box for rotation about an alternative vertical pivot axis. 7. The storage device of claim 1, wherein the upwardly opening storage compartment is a pencil tray configured and arranged to receive and retain a pencil at a location forward of the forwardly opening storage compartment and beneath a lower edge of the forwardly opening storage compartment. 8. The storage device of claim 1, wherein the upwardly opening storage compartment is a downwardly extending recess in the top wall of the box. 9. A storage device, comprising: a box defining (a) an interior that is horizontally accessible through an open-ended front side of the box, (b) at least one upwardly opening first socket proximate a lower forward edge of the box, and (c) at least one upwardly opening second socket proximate a top side of the box;a display panel having a display bearing side, and at least one downwardly extending peg configured and arranged for insertion into the at least one upwardly opening first socket to retain the display bearing side in a vertically upright, forwardly facing orientation directly in front of the interior, and alternatively, for insertion into the at least one upwardly opening second socket to retain the display bearing side in a vertically upright, forwardly facing orientation on top of the box. 10. The storage device of claim 9, wherein the at least one upwardly opening second socket is disposed proximate an upper rearward edge of the box. 11. The storage device of claim 10, wherein the box has a top wall that defines an upwardly opening storage compartment forward of the at least one upwardly opening second socket. 12. The storage device of claim 9, wherein the at least one upwardly opening first socket includes two upwardly opening first sockets spaced a distance apart from one another proximate respective, opposite sides of the interior, and the at least one upwardly opening second socket includes two upwardly opening second sockets spaced said distance apart from one another, and the at least one downwardly extending peg includes two pegs spaced said distance apart from one another. 13. The storage device of claim 12, wherein when said pegs occupy respective said first sockets, the display panel is rotatable about a pivot axis defined by one of said pegs and a respective one of said sockets, and when said pegs occupy respective said second sockets, the display panel is retained in a fixed orientation. 14. The storage device of claim 12, wherein the box defines two downwardly opening sockets proximate an upper forward edge of the box and in vertical alignment with respective said upwardly opening first sockets, and the display panel has two upwardly extending pegs in vertical alignment with respective said downwardly extending pegs, and the upwardly extending pegs are configured and arranged for insertion into respective said downwardly opening sockets, and all said pegs occupy respective said sockets when the display bearing side occupies said vertically upright, forwardly facing orientation directly in front of the interior. 15. A storage device, comprising: a box defining a storage compartment having an open-ended front side, a downwardly opening socket having a cylindrical sidewall, and an upwardly opening socket having a cylindrical sidewall and vertically aligned with the downwardly opening socket proximate a side of the storage compartment, wherein at least one said sidewall is interrupted by an open-ended slot; anda display panel having a display bearing side, an upwardly extending peg, and a downwardly extending peg vertically aligned with the upwardly extending peg, wherein each said peg is configured and arranged to occupy a respective said socket to rotatably mount the display panel on the box for rotation about a vertical pivot axis between (a) a first orientation, wherein the display panel extends across the front side of the storage compartment with the display bearing side facing forward, (b) a second orientation, wherein the display panel allows access to the storage compartment, and (c) a third orientation, wherein at least one said peg is oriented to slide through a respective said slot in a respective said cylindrical sidewall, thereby facilitating selective removal of the display panel from the box. 16. The storage device of claim 15, wherein (a) the at least one said peg has an axially extending profile that is bounded by two diametrically opposed flat sides and two diametrically opposed arcuate sides, and (b) a slot width defined by the respective said slot is at least as great as a distance defined between the flat sides, and less than a diameter defined between the arcuate sides. 17. The storage device of claim 15, wherein a portion of the display panel interferes with a portion of the box to discourage rotation of the display panel into and out of the first orientation, and the display panel is movable vertically upward to establish clearance for said portion of the display panel to rotate past said portion of the box to accommodate rotation of the display panel into and out of the first orientation. 18. The storage device of claim 15, wherein the box defines a second said downwardly opening socket, and a second said upwardly opening socket vertically aligned with the second said downwardly opening socket, and each said upwardly opening socket is disposed proximate a respective side of the storage compartment, and a respective said slot interrupts the cylindrical sidewall of each said upwardly opening socket. 19. The storage device of claim 18, wherein each said peg is configured and arranged to alternatively occupy a respective second said socket to rotatably mount the display panel on the box for rotation about a discrete vertical pivot axis between the first orientation, wherein the display panel extends across the front side of the storage compartment, and a third orientation, wherein the display panel allows access to the storage compartment. 20. The storage device of claim 18, wherein the display panel has a second said upwardly extending peg, and a second said downwardly extending peg vertically aligned with the second said upwardly extending peg, wherein each said second peg is configured and arranged to occupy a respective said socket on either side of the box. 21. The storage device of claim 20, wherein the display panel has a first display bearing side that faces forward when the display panel is arranged in the first orientation with said second downwardly extending peg occupying said second upwardly opening socket, and an opposite facing, second display bearing side that alternatively faces forward when the display panel is arranged in the first orientation with said second downwardly extending peg occupying said second downwardly opening socket. 22. The storage device of claim 18, wherein the display panel has a first display bearing side and an opposite facing, second display bearing side, and the display panel is alternatively flipped one hundred eighty degrees top over bottom, and the pegs are inserted in opposite said sockets to reverse which said display bearing side faces forward when the display panel occupies the first orientation. 23. The storage device of claim 18, wherein the box defines at least one upwardly opening top socket proximate a top portion of the box, and the top socket is configured and arranged to receive the downwardly opening peg to retain the display panel in a vertical orientation on top of the box with the display bearing side facing forward.