Pen, Fountain

Object/Artifact

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Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Pen, Fountain

Entry/Object ID

GHS 726

Description

DME: 2 pieces of paper and a pen. The pen is brown and black and the date on the papers is 1906. LSK: Fountain pen consisting of a tapering wooden shaft, a black plastic "grip" and a metal tip. Wooden shaft is a medium brown in color and has a shiny appearance, the "grip" is pierced to provide traction and the metal top has the letter "C" in blue and a punched iron cross. Inscription, on "grip": "EAGLE PENCIL CO. / NEW YORK / PATENTED 1899"

Made/Created

Date made

1900 - 1935

Notes

Creation Date: 1900-1935

Dimensions

Length

7-3/8 in

Diameter

3/8 in

Material

Wood, Plastic, Metal

Provenance

Notes

The Pen that Pres. Roosevelt used in Signing the act of congress donating to the Site & Relic Society of Germantown the bell of the sloop of war Germantown. Presented by E.W. Weaver.