Envelope: American Lead Pencil Co., Hoboken, New Jersey, U.S.A. Postmarked Hoboken, April 25, 1936.
Entry/Object ID
2013.005.0032
Scope and Content
Envelope: American Lead Pencil Co., Hoboken, New Jersey, U.S.A. Postmarked (postage meter) Hoboken, April 25, 1936. Business size envelope, 4-1/8" high x 9-1/2" wide. Reverse unprinted. Original contents not present.
The company emblem (insignia or logo) imprinted in blue and red. Besides the bold company name and location, text in this logo includes:
Venus Pencils
Velvet Pencils
Factory and Lead Works
Hoboken
N.J.
It also carries the Latin motto: Palmam Qui Meruit Ferat. This is roughly translated as “Let him who has earned it bear the reward."
Among the other numerous translations of this motto:
-The palm belongs to him who deserves it (from Lord Nelson's funeral car.)
-Let he who merited the palm bear it
-Let whoever earns the palm bear it
-Let He Who Merits The Palm Possess It
Acquisition
Accession
2013.005
Source or Donor
Lukacs, Claire
Acquisition Method
Gift
Credit Line
Museum Collections. Gift of a Friend of the Museum.
Archive Details
Date(s) of Creation
1936 - 1936
Archive Notes
Date(s) Created: 1936
Date(s): 1936
General Notes
Note
Status: 03/08/2013
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2013-03-08
