Name/Title
Post Office's New Era Pencil Sharpener, Ca. 1920sEntry/Object ID
1981.149.1Description
Acc. No. 81.149.1
Subject Category: Post Office
Date or period: Circa 1920's
Object: Pencil sharpener
Description:
It is a table pencil sharpener. It rests on four hard rubber feet, It has a wooden handle, that serves as a grip for activating the sharpener as it is pushed up and down. The body of the sharpener is impressed with the wording: "New Era Pencil Sharpener, New Era Mfg., New York, U.S.A." It measures: 6½" from handle to base, The sharpener and waste receptacle are enclosed in a box
Size (box): 2"x3¼".
History of Object: Old fashioned pencil sharpener used in Alameda Post Office
Acquired from: Ford Samuel
Date: 1952Interpretative Labels
Label
3/27/2020 MvL:
current general post-office related label:
POST OFFICE
Early objects used at the
Alameda Post Office
including emblems that
would be attached to
the postmen's caps.
