Collection Highlights
Novi Belgii Novaque Angliae Nec Non Partis Virginiae Tabula
Date:
After 1655
Object Number:
LIB.NS4.M31.1.38
Medium:
Engraving, hand colored
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Pencil
Object Number:
2002.1.4716
Date:
1900-1930
Medium:
Celluloid, metal, rubber, wood, graphite
Dimensions:
4 x 1/2 in. diameter
Description:
A yellow-beige celluloid pencil holder with an eraser on one end and a metal cap on the other that when pulled out, is reversed and inserted to expose the pencil end. Printed on the celluloid shaft in red "Klanke Funeral Parlors/ Invalid Coach Service/ 12629 Detroit Ave./ Blvd. 8058/ Ford S. Meyers".
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
