Mechanical Pencil

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Date Made: 1927- 1930Patent Date: 1930-09-02

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Illinois, ChicagoUsed: United States: Illinois, Naperville

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Credit Line: Gift of Samuel Merrill

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: DL.67.0421ECatalog Number: 67.0421EAccession Number: 269877

Object Name: pencil, mechanical

Physical Description: metal, aluminum (overall material)rubber (eraser material)Measurements: overall: 3/8 in x 5 in x 3/8 in; .9525 cm x 12.7 cm x .9525 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-7abe-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1452114

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