Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

PEN SET DRAWING SET

P19850020001-12-GA

Date Range From

1916

Date Range To

1923

Materials

WOOD, METAL, RUBBER

No. Pieces

12

Height

7.4

Length

24.2 (CASE)

Width

8.4

Description

SET CONSISTS OF CASE & 11 PCES INCLUDING 6 PENS, 1 PARALLEL PEN, RETRACTABLECOMPASS & COMPASS EXTENSIONS, & DIVIDER. HANDLES OF PENS ARE CELLULOID, OR WOOD. SOME PENS HAVE RUBBER FINGER GRIPS. SOME ARE MARRED WITH INK ETC. SEE CONSERVATION REPORT. .1 PEN. 20.4 CM LTH X 1 CM DIA. WOOD, RUBBER, METAL. 13.1 WOODEN CYLINDRICAL TAPERED HANDLE WITH A 4 CM RUBBER RIDGED GRIP ATTACHED TO HANDLE. RUBBER GRIP STAINED WITH WHITE MATERIAL. METAL NIB 2.9 CM LONG, ALSO STAINED WITH BLACK INK AND IS SCARRED IN 5 PLACES. "VENUS PENCIL CO. LTD-6159" IS STAMPED INTO HANDLE. .2 PEN. 19 CM LGTH X 1.2 CM DIA. WOOD, RUBBER, METAL. 13.2 CM WOODEN CYLINDRICAL, TAPERED HANDLE. TIP OF HANDLE IS BADLY SCARRED. STRIP OF MASKING TAPE IS AROUND HANDLE WITH WORK "THICK" PRINTED ON TAPE. THERE ARE ALSO INK STAINS ON WOODEN HANDLE. A RUBBER GRIP 2.6 CM IN LGTH IS ATTACHED TO HANDLE. GRIP IS TORN WHERE IT MEETS HANDLE. GRIP HAS METAL NIB. TIP OF NIB IS BLACK. REMAINDER IS SILVER. STAMP EMBOSSED ON TOP OF NIB. WOODEN HANDLE IS GREEN IN COLOR. .3 PEN. 19.5 CM LGTH X 1.1 CM DIA. WOOD, METAL, RUBBER. 13.2 CM WOODEN CYLINDRICAL TAPERED HANDLE. TIP OF HANDLE IS SCARRED. STRIP OF MASKING TAPE IS AROUND HANDLE WITH WORD "FINE" PRINTED ON TAPE. THERE ARE ALSO INK STAINS AND OTHER SCARS ON HANDLE. STAMP ON HANDLE (ILLEGIBLE). RUBBER GRIP IS 3.9 CM LONG, ATTACHED TO WOODEN HANDLE. GRIP IS STAINED WITH WHITE AND BLACK INK. 2.4 CM METAL NIB BADLY STAINED WITH WHITE INK. WOODEN HANDLE IS YELLOW IN COLOR. .4 PEN. 20 CM LGTH X .9 CM DIA. WOOD, METAL, BRASS. 12.2 CM WOODEN CYLINDRICAL TAPERED HANDLE. RED IN COLOR. HANDLE IS SCARRED AND STAINED WITH INK. 5 CM WOODEN GRIP WITH A BRASS COLLAR AT EACH END OF GRIP. GRIP IS STAINED WITH INK WHERE NIB IS ATTACHED. 2.8 CM METAL NIB IS ATTACHED TO GRIP. NIB IS STAINED WITH INK. STAMP ON NIB. .5 PEN. 6 CM TH X .9 CM WDTH X 12.5 CM LGTH. METAL, BRASS, PLASTIC. PLASTIC HANDLE . 6 CM THICK X .9 CM WIDE X 7.5 CM LONG. BLACK IN COLOR "SCHUENNER GERMANY" STAMPED ON HANDLE. END OF HANDLE IS ROUNDED WHERE HANDLE MEETS NIB. NIB IS RIVETED TO HANDLE WITH 3 RIVETS. BRASS SPACER IS PLACED BETWEEN THE BASE OF NIB AND AT END OF HANDLE. NIB IS 5 CM LONG WITH ADJUSTMENT SCREW ON NIB. .6 PARALLEL PEN. 14 CM LGTH X 4 CM DIA. METAL, BRASS. HANDLE IS 10 CM LONG. ADJUSTMENT KNOB MADE OF METAL. END HANDLE MADE OF BRASS AND IS CYLINDRICAL IN SHAPE. HAS METAL COLLAR WHERE IT MEETS NIB. NIB IS 4 CM IN LGTH. NIB TWO TIPS FOR DRAWING PARALLEL LINES. EACH TIP HAS ADJUSTMENT SCREW ON SIDE TO DETERMINE WIDTH OF LINE. BETWEEN THE TWO TIP THERE IS ANOTHER ADJUSTMENT SCREW TO DETERMINE HOW FAR APART THE LINES WILL BE.

Subjects

DRAFTING T&E

Historical Association

INDUSTRY

History

SET APPEARS TO MADE BY "KEUFEEL & ESSER CO. GERMANY" USED BY LETHBRIDGE NORTHERN IRRIAGATION DRAFTSMEN IN MAPPING IRRIGATION SYSTEM DURING EARLY DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION DAYS.

Catalogue Number

P19850020000

Acquisition Date

1985-04

Collection

Museum

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