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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
Subject
households
crafts
painting
drawing
sketching
Edmee Moore
hobbies
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.
Subject
Whyte home
art supplies
Peter Whyte
Catharine Robb Whyte
drawing
sketching
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.39.0020
Images
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