Mechanical Pencil; Case

Object/Artifact

Sidney Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Mechanical Pencil; Case

Entry/Object ID

2006.033.001-3

Description

006.33.1-.3 .1) case; .2) mechanical pencil; .3) metal extra leads container. Oblong box, probably wooden, hinged lid, covered with brown faux reptile skin paper. Interior of lid lined with white rayon satin. Printed in black “ “Sésame” /Breveté S.G.D.G./[image of key]”. Base has insert covered in deep pink rayon satin [faded]\, with fitted area for pencil and leads container. .2) short, silver-coloured metal case mechanical pencil. Octagonal-sided barrel has faces that alternate bright, plain finish and machine cross-hatched finish. One face stamped with “[key image] “Sesame” 273”. Another face has pocket clip. Brass-coloured metal forms “pencil point” area and top of barrel. Black “plastic” push button to activate mechanical action. .3) white metal two-part capsule-shaped container for extra leads. [lid of container is “frozen”, but there are leads inside].

Acquisition

Notes

Mode of Acquisition: gift

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

pencil; case, mechanical pencil; case

Created By

Jones, Isabel

Create Date

July 4, 2007

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

November 2, 2023