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Details

ID Number

1993.8

Category

T&E For Communication

Sub-category

written communication T&E

Item Type

pencil

Item Name

sharpener

Maker

A.B. Dick Company

Materials

METAL, UNKNOWN METAL, BRASS WOOD, UNKNOWN PAINT

Measurements

overall: 5 in x 9 in

Description

Black-painted metal sharpener screwed to brown, rectangular, wooden base; resembles an old-fashioned washing machine with a crank on the right side; pencil hole on left side; brass plaque on front (see Marks); when crank is turned, a system of clockwork gears turns, pencil is sharpened.

Collection Name

Museum Windsor

Subject (Fre)

Y

Subjects

Children / Enfants subject

Education / Éducation subject

Schools / Écoles subject

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