This 1-3/4" cylindrical metal case holds three pencil leads and three needle points for dividers. Leads and needle points were needed for drawing compasses and mechanical pencils used in engineering drawing; one often found a case like this in a set of drafting instruments.
- Description
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This 1-3/4" cylindrical metal case holds three pencil leads and three needle points for dividers. Leads and needle points were needed for drawing compasses and mechanical pencils used in engineering drawing; one often found a case like this in a set of drafting instruments. William J. Ellenberger (1908–2008) owned these objects. For his biography, see 1981.0933.25.
- Location
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Currently not on view
- date made
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ca 1940
- ID Number
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1981.0933.26
- accession number
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1981.0933
- catalog number
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1981.0933.26