Dexter Model 3

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Object Details

Manufacturer

Automatic Pencil Sharpener Company (Apsco)

Catalogue Status

Research in Progress

Description

Upright roughly rectangular metal container, curved at top and bottom; celulose cover over lower section, with red and black logo showing model name and company name and location; gear-like circular pencil holder on left side, crank on right side; flat, square base with small hole at each corner.

Credit Line

Gift of Lucy Commoner

Date

ca. 1920

Accession Number

2011-54-1

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

appliances & tools

Decorative Arts

Object Name

Pencil sharpener

Type

Pencil sharpener

Medium

Metal, celulose, painted wood

Dimensions

H x W x D: 10.8 x 12.7 x 7 cm (4 1/4 in. x 5 in. x 2 3/4 in.)

manufactured in

Rockford, Illinois, USA

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Product Design and Decorative Arts Department

Data Source

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq430fc9d75-483f-4221-b9bf-0e1e88d4f20f

Record ID

chndm_2011-54-1