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Pencil to Paper

Even with our modern writing technogies, putting pencil to paper remains a great way to spark ideas. Pencils remain a must-have for students, artists, and inventors.

Enjoy these pencils and pencil boxes in our collections.

Museum / Unit

National Museum of American History 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum 2 Filter by term Exclude term

Resource Type

pencils 3 Filter by term Exclude term
sharpener, pencil 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Decorative arts 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Fill papers 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Metalwork 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Wall coverings 1 Filter by term Exclude term
leads, group of three 1 Filter by term Exclude term
mechanical pencil 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Date

1830s 1 Filter by term Exclude term
1850s 1 Filter by term Exclude term
1910s 2 Filter by term Exclude term
1930s 1 Filter by term Exclude term
1950s 2 Filter by term Exclude term
1960s 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Place

New York City 5 Filter by term Exclude term
United States 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Ohio 2 Filter by term Exclude term
USA 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Cambridge 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Dayton 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Syracuse 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Set Name

Medicine and Science: Mathematics 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Pens and Pencils 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Science & Mathematics 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Home and Community Life: Domestic Life 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Product Design and Decorative Arts Department 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Wallcoverings Department 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Topic

Mathematics 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Pens and Pencils 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Science 3 Filter by term Exclude term
writing implements 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Drawing Instruments 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Drafting, Engineering 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Rights & Restrictions

Not determined 6 Filter by term Exclude term
CC0 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Filter Settings

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Remove Place: New York

Box of American Lead Pencil Co. Venus Pencils

Group of Three Eagle Pencil Company Drawing Leads

Pencils

Box of American Lead Pencil Co. Venus Pencils and Eraser

Mechanical Pencil

Pencil Sharpener

Peerless Whittler Style A Pencil Sharpener

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