Name/Title
Containers for Listo Pencil Co. leads, c. 1930sEntry/Object ID
2010.37.2Description
ACC. NO. 10.37.2 A through G
SUBJECT CATEGORY: BUSINESSES
DATE OR PERIOD: CIRCA 1930's
OBJECTS: LEAD, PENCIL
DESCRIPTION: CYLINDER-SHAPED RECEPTACLES FOR PENCIL LEADS WITH ATTACHED PAPER LABELS. LABELS STATE "LISTO LEADS, LISTO PENCIL CO., ALAMEDA, CALIF." FIVE ARE IN BLACK-COLORED PRINT ON A WHITE-COLORED BACKGROUND. TWO ARE IN RED-COLORED PRINT.
SIZE: L-3/4"
HISTORY OF OBJECTS: PENCIL LEADS MANUFACTURED BY THE LISTO PENCIL CO., ALAMEDA. THE COMPANY WAS ORGANIZED IN 1921 AND WAS LOCATED AT UNION STREET AND CLEMENT AVENUE, ALAMEDA FOR MANY YEARS. THE COMPANY WAS FOUNDED BY CHARLES E. WEHN.
DONOR: ESTATE OF MARILYN McGWYNN
CATALOGED: OCTOBER 2, 2010