Collection Highlights
Provisional Constitution and Ordinances for the People of the United States
Date:
1858
Object Number:
LIB.KF4550.Z9.B76
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Pen and pencil: presented by members of NY Hose Co., No.5...
Object Number:
INV.9240
Date:
1850-1890
Medium:
Metal, garnet, lead
Dimensions:
overall (extended): 5 x 5/8 x 1/2 in. ( 12.7 x 1.6 x 1.3 cm )
Marks:
engraved: around finial end: "D. BRITTON ESQ. / From the Members of / New York / Hose Co. No. 5."
Description:
Gold plated mechanical pen and pencil set; pencil lead and nib holder slide out from the inside, the finial at the opposite end is a perched eagle with garnet eyes.
Gallery Label:
This mechanical pen / pencil set was given to David Britton, Esq., by the members of New York Hose Company Number 5.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. S. Weidhopf, 1953
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
