Sharpener, Pencil

Object/Artifact

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Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Sharpener, Pencil

Entry/Object ID

GHS 2341

Description

Iron machine for sharpening pencils - heavy base with legs which holds iron gears and wheels for cutting wood. Black painted with gold color painted letters and decoration. Label: PENCIL POINTER JUPITER GUHL & HARBECK HAMBERG

Made/Created

Artist

Guhl & Harbeck

Place

* Untyped Place

Hamberg, Germany

Dimensions

Height

5 in

Width

5-7/8 in

Depth

13 in

Material

Iron, Wood

Provenance

Notes

VT Catalogue: Made by Guhl & Harbeck, Hamberg Germany. Distributed by Favor Ruld & Co., NY, Pat. November 9, 1897.