Object Details
Description
This 5-3/8" steel, German silver, and black plastic drawing pen is marked on its adjusting screw: 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |8.
The donor, Sebastian J. Tralongo (1928–2007), served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and then worked for the Vitro Corporation in Rockville, Md., for 35 years. He patented a device for signaling from deeply submerged submarines. This pen was received with several other drawing instruments in a wooden box, 1984.1071.13.
References: "Tralongo, Sebastian James 'Subby'," Hartford Courant, May 26, 2007; Sebastian J. Tralongo, "Submarine Signal Device" (U.S. Patent 2,989,024 issued June 20, 1961); "Vitro Corp. – Company Profile," http://www.referenceforbusiness.com/history2/25/Vitro-Corp.html.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Sebastian J. Tralongo
date made
mid 20th century
ID Number
1984.1071.07
accession number
1984.1071
catalog number
1984.1071.07
Object Name
pen
Physical Description
steel (overall material)
german silver (overall material)
plastic (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 13.5 cm x .7 cm x 1.4 cm; 5 5/16 in x 9/32 in x 9/16 in
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Medicine and Science: Mathematics
Pens and Pencils
Science & Mathematics
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Mathematics
Drawing Instruments
Drafting, Engineering
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1214865