CRAYON, MARKING
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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Date Range From
- 1941
- Date Range To
- 1945
- Materials
- TAPE, PAPER
- Catalogue Number
- P20000079011
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Date Range From
- 1941
- Date Range To
- 1945
- Materials
- TAPE, PAPER
- No. Pieces
- 1
- Height
- 1.2
- Length
- 4.4
- Width
- 1.5
- Description
- THE STUB OF A RED CRAYON. THE CRAYON IS WRAPPED IN PAPER. THE BOTTOM OF THE CRAYON IS WRAPPED A NUMBER OF TIMES, IN BLACK ELECTRICAL TAPE
- Subjects
- WRITTEN COMMUNICATION T&E
- Historical Association
- MILITARY
- History
- THE DONOR OF THIS ARTIFACT, JOHN LLOYD KNIGHT, SERVED AS A MEMBER OF THE FIRST SPECIAL SERVICE FORCE (ALSO KNOWN AS THE DEVILS BRIGADE) DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR. KNIGHT BELIEVED HE HAD USED THIS SOFT PENCIL MARKER TO WRITE DOWN PASSWORDS ON TRANSPARENCY. IF HE WAS CAPTURED HE COULD WIPE THE PRINTING OFF (EISENGLASS?). SEE RECORD P20000036001-GA FOR DONOR BIOGRAPHY AND BRIEF HISTORY OF THE FSSF.
- Catalogue Number
- P20000079011
- Acquisition Date
- 2001-07
- Collection
- Museum
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