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Mechanical Pencil Mechanical Pencil
This is a mechanical pencil. It was manufactured by Thomas Addison. It is dated 1835–1850 and we acquired it in 1931. Its medium is silver. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
It is credited Gift of Anonymous Donor.
- Prototype for "Eva" Fork Fork Prototype
- balsa wood, gesso.
- Gift of the Estate of Eva Zeisel.
- 2014-8-1
- Mechanical Pencil
- enamel, rose-cut and other diamonds, pearl, silk tassel, gold, platinum.
- Lent by Private Collection.
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- Ring, Bänd, from Väärtus Series
- silver, steel, plastic.
- Purchased by the museum for the exhibition.
- s-e-2658
Its dimensions are
H x diam.: 10.4 × 1.2 cm (4 1/8 × 1/2 in.)
It has the following markings
On end of pencil: [1] “Addison / N. York”, impressed (manufacturer’s mark)
Cite this object as
Mechanical Pencil Mechanical Pencil; Manufactured by Thomas Addison (American, 1795 – 1854); USA; silver; H x diam.: 10.4 × 1.2 cm (4 1/8 × 1/2 in.); Gift of Anonymous Donor; 1931-24-17
