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- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- metal, silver
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.0009
- Description
- A small silver tube with a textured surface and a ring at the end for hanging. The end pulls out to hold a pencil. The case is marked: “Sterling G.A.”
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- Title
- Graphite Case
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- metal, silver
- Dimensions
- 8.5 cm
- Description
- A small silver tube with a textured surface and a ring at the end for hanging. The end pulls out to hold a pencil. The case is marked: “Sterling G.A.”
- Subject
- households
- business
- correspondence
- drawing
- office
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.0009
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- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- metal, silver
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.0010
- Description
- A small cylindrical sterling silver tube with a raised design. The lid at one end screws off in order to insert a pencil and has a ring attached for hanging. The case is marked on one end: “PAT. JULY 11 1899 STERLING”
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- Title
- Graphite Case
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- metal, silver
- Dimensions
- 6.5 cm
- Description
- A small cylindrical sterling silver tube with a raised design. The lid at one end screws off in order to insert a pencil and has a ring attached for hanging. The case is marked on one end: “PAT. JULY 11 1899 STERLING”
- Subject
- households
- business
- correspondence
- drawing
- office
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.0010
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- Date
- 1925 – 1930
- Material
- wood; wood, bamboo; metal, lead; metal; ivory; mineral, graphite
- Catalogue Number
- 104.39.0005 a-o
- Description
- A collection of eight drawing pencils and seven containers of pencil leads:a) one unsharpened black wooden pencil with a square lead (7.5 x 0.8 cm) and labelled "No. 2 Perry 728 Arch St."b-c) two pencils (l0.8 x 0.6 cm) each with a very thick sharply pointed lead in a bamboo sheath d) one automatic…
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- Title
- Pencil
- Date
- 1925 – 1930
- Material
- wood; wood, bamboo; metal, lead; metal; ivory; mineral, graphite
- Description
- A collection of eight drawing pencils and seven containers of pencil leads:a) one unsharpened black wooden pencil with a square lead (7.5 x 0.8 cm) and labelled "No. 2 Perry 728 Arch St."b-c) two pencils (l0.8 x 0.6 cm) each with a very thick sharply pointed lead in a bamboo sheath d) one automatic pencil (11.9 x 0.7 cm) that is black and metal covered at each end; lead is placed in jaws at the point which open by pressing a metal button at the end; labelled “Eagle Automatic 286 (Pat. Jun 26/77)”; e) one automatic pencil (9.0 x 0.6 cm) with a black plastic sheath with piece at the end which turns to adjust the length of lead through a small hole in molded plastic point; marked “Pat Aug 10, 1853, A Days”; f) one automatic pencil (14.5 X 0.6) with a very plain bone handle with metal tip with hole at the end; tip unscrews to reveal jaws which hold pencil lead; g) one silverpoint pencil (?) (10.0 x 0.5 cm) with a sharp thick point of silver or lead attached to a long dark brown wood handle with a knob carved at the end; h) one silverpoint (?) pencil (6.7 x 0.5 cm) with a thick sharp silver or lead point attached to a short ivory handle with a smallknob carved at the end and eight lines incised around;i-o) seven wooden tubes with lids containing various sizes of pencil lead: one tube (5.5 x 0.9 cm) with a flat top; one tube (4.5 x 0.8 cm) with a flat top; one tube (4.0 x 0.9 cm) with a flat top; one tube (3.5 x 0.1 cm) with a round top; one tube (6.1 x 0.9 cm) with a round top and a paper label reading "Henry Cohen, Phila, Half Dozen Cumberland Leads #12” and handwriting on the side "Gold, Pocket"; one tube (3.5 x 0.9 cm) with a round top and a paper label "Henry Cohen, Phila, #4 Everpoint Leads"; one tube (3.6 x 0.9 cm) with a flat top and a paper label "Henry Cohen, Phila, #4 Everpoint Leads"; one brass tube (4.8 x 0.7 cm) with a screw-on lid containing pencil leads
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.39.0005 a-o
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.39.0020
- Description
- Metal pencil with twist end and small ring at top.
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- Title
- Pencil
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 1.0 x 10.5 cm
- Description
- Metal pencil with twist end and small ring at top.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.39.0020
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