Mechanical Pencil

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Object Details

Manufacturer

Thomas Addison, American, 1795 – 1854

Catalogue Status

Research in Progress

Description

Bands of foliate scrolls above a perpetual calendar with the days of the week letters (MTWTFSS) and numbers of month above reeded stem, with retractable point.

Credit Line

Gift of Anonymous Donor

Date

1835–1850

Accession Number

1931-24-17

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

metalwork

Decorative Arts

Object Name

mechanical pencil

Type

mechanical pencil

Medium

silver

Dimensions

H x diam.: 10.4 × 1.2 cm (4 1/8 × 1/2 in.)

manufactured in

New York, New York, 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

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4006100cf-f1be-4b74-a2c7-bf7e299ea84f

Record ID

chndm_1931-24-17

Mechanical Pencil

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