Medtronic Inc. Mechanical Pencil
- Description (Brief)
- Give-away items such as pens and paperwights are popular ways for companies to advertise their products. This plastic mechanical pen bears the Medtronic Inc. logo. It is white, blue, and black plastic with red print. It was used as a giveaway for advertising. There is a cap for the eraser end and the pencil works by twisting one end to expose the graphite. "MEDTRONIC INC. / 3055 Old Highway 8 / Minneapolis, Minn. 55418 U. S. A. / Phone (612) 781-6855"
- Location
- Currently not on view
- maker
- Medtronic
- place made
- United States: Minnesota, Minneapolis
- Physical Description
- plastic (overall material)
- metal (overall material)
- graphite (overall material)
- rubber (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 13.3 cm; 5 1/4 in
- ID Number
- 2015.0031.60
- catalog number
- 2015.0031.60
- accession number
- 2015.0031
- Credit Line
- Gift of Manuel Villafaña
- subject
- Cardiology
- Prosthesis
- Artificial Organs
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- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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