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
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_2011-54-1