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Dietzgen Gem Union Drawing Pen

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Dietzgen Union Drawing Pen
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Object Details

maker

Eugene Dietzgen Company

Description

This 5-3/8" steel, German silver, and ebony drawing pen is marked on the blade: E. D.–Co. UNION. A piece missing from the top of the handle may have been intentionally shaved away instead of accidentally broken.
As part of its Gem Union product line, the Eugene Dietzgen Co. of Chicago sold similar drawing pens, described as 5-1/2" long, in 1904 as model 502 for $1.20 and in 1926 as model 623 for $4.00. Engineer William J. Ellenberger (1908–2008) owned this pen. For his biography, see 1981.0933.25.
References: Catalog of Eugene Dietzgen Co., 7th ed. (Chicago, 1904), 54; Catalog of Eugene Dietzgen Co., 12th ed. (Chicago, 1926), 61.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Gift of William J. Ellenberger

date made

early 20th century

ID Number

1981.0933.23

accession number

1981.0933

catalog number

1981.0933.23

Object Name

pen

Physical Description

ebony (overall material)
steel (overall material)
german silver (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 1 cm x 13.6 cm x 1 cm; 13/32 in x 5 11/32 in x 13/32 in

place made

United States: Illinois, Chicago

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Medicine and Science: Mathematics
Pens and Pencils
Science & Mathematics

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Subject

Mathematics
Drawing Instruments

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a7-5cd4-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_904299

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