Object Details
maker
American Art Works
Description (Brief)
Flat wooden pencil in celluloid case with eraser at opposite end. Black print on case carries information for "James J. Doherty High Grade Liquors," "30 Years at 30 Dock Square," "Try our famous Atlas Beer Medric Rye Fairview Rye."
The reference to Dock Square may be to Dock Square in Boston, Mass.
Location
Currently not on view
ID Number
2006.0098.0761
accession number
2006.0098
catalog number
2006.0098.0761
Object Name
Pencil in Celluloid Case
Physical Description
cellulose nitrate (overall material)
wood (overall material)
metal (overall material)
Measurements
overall: .04 cm x 9.1 cm x 1 cm; in x 3 9/16 in x 3/8 in
overall: 3 5/8 in x 7/16 in x 1/4 in; 9.2075 cm x 1.11125 cm x .635 cm
place made
United States: Ohio, Coshocton
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Celluloid
Domestic Furnishings
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1329225