Name/Title
"Deer Brand" (鹿牌) pencilEntry/Object ID
2026.2.3Description
Round wood-cased pencil with a brass-colored crimped ferrule and red rubber eraser; opposite end blunt/unsharpened. Cream/ivory barrel printed with a multicolored illustrated-alphabet motif — Latin letters paired with small object illustrations (a plant/carrot, a bottle, a waterbird, etc.) — with the maker's imprint near the ferrule. Both images are the same single pencil rotated to two sides.Acquisition
Accession
2026.2Source or Donor
Alberto Darias MarcosMade/Created
Place
Country
People's Republic of ChinaContinent
AsiaEdition
"Deer Brand" (鹿牌 / "DEER BRAND")Notes
Maker: "Deer Brand" (鹿牌 / "DEER BRAND"), a Chinese pencil brand; red leaping-deer trademark. Specific manufacturing factory not identified.
Date: Uncertain; not independently datable. Export markings and style are consistent with mid-to-late 20th-century Chinese production. Possibly within 1959–1990 but not confirmable. Tentative — see Flags.
Place of Origin: China (manufacture; city not stated).Inscription/Signature/Marks
Notes
Red leaping-deer trademark; "DEER BRAND"; 鹿牌 (worn); model "861"; decorative illustrations around the barrel.Materials
Material Notes
Materials: Wood barrel (cedar or basswood); graphite/clay lead; brass-colored metal ferrule; rubber eraser; lithographed/printed finish.
Technique: Mass-manufactured wood-cased pencil; barrel printed with pictorial alphabet design and brand imprint; ferrule crimped; eraser inserted.Relationships
Related Places
Place
Country
People's Republic of ChinaContinent
AsiaNotes
productionPlace
City
HavanaCountry
CubaRegion
Caribbean, Central AmericaNotes
useResearch Notes
Notes
"Deer Brand" (鹿牌) is a documented vintage Chinese pencil brand.Created By
María A. Cabrera ArúsCreate Date
February 21, 2026Updated By
María A. Cabrera ArúsUpdate Date
June 15, 2026
