PENCIL, MECHANICAL
https://collections.galtmuseum.com/link/artifact11952
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Date Range From
- 1910
- Date Range To
- 1940
- Materials
- STONE, METAL, PLASTIC
- Catalogue Number
- P20060020000
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Date Range From
- 1910
- Date Range To
- 1940
- Materials
- STONE, METAL, PLASTIC
- No. Pieces
- 1
- Length
- 13
- Width
- 1
- Description
- CYLINDRICAL MECHANICAL PENCIL. PENCIL TIP, CLIP, AND ERASER BRACKET ARE METAL. BODY OF PENCIL IS LIGHT YELLOW MOTHER OF PEARL. STAMPED TEXT NEAR BASE OF PEN READS "COMPLIMENTS OF HOTEL ALEXANDRA LETHBRIDGE --- ALTA". BLK PLASTIC SEPARATES THE METAL TIP FROM THE MOTHER OF PEARL BODY. STAMPED UNDER CLIP READS " PRINTED IN U.S.A.". MANUFACTURER'S NAME ETCHED INTO CLIP. "SCRIPTO U.S.A".
- Subjects
- WRITTEN COMMUNICATION T&E
- Historical Association
- BUSINESS
- History
- DONORS' MOTHER, A. ANDERSON , WAS THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE PENCIL. THE DONORS ARE SISTERS, LISKA BEING THE EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE. ANDERSON WAS A SCHOOL TEACHER AND USED IT FOR DISPLAY PURPOSES. IT IS UNKNOWN WHEN THE PENCIL WAS ACQUIRED OR HOW MUCH THE PENCIL COST. IT WAS IMPORTANT TO THE DONORS BECAUSE THEY FELT THAT IT WAS A PART OF LETHBRIDGE HISTORY. MRS. ANDERSON WAS BORN IN LETHBRIDGE IN 1914, THE DAUGHTER OF ARTHUR FRAYNE ( CITY COUNCILOR IN 1911) AND EDITH FRAYNE, A FORMER TEACHER AND MOTHER OF FOUR CHILDREN. ANDERSON PASSED AWAY MAY 4, 2006.
- Catalogue Number
- P20060020000
- Acquisition Date
- 2006-08
- Collection
- Museum
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