Pencil

Object/Artifact

-

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Pencil

Entry/Object ID

2020.4.24

Description

Wooden pencil. The pencil is sharpened at one end. The side bears the gold inscription "DIXON'S AMERICAN GRAPHITE H-No4" and the impressed inscription "OS. DIXON CRUCIBLE CO. JERSEY CITY, N.J."

Context

Used by George R. Bosworth in Berlin, VT

Acquisition

Accession

2020.4

Source or Donor

Bosworth, Mary Jane

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of the Bosworth Family

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Dixon Crucible Co.

Date made

1890 - 1915

Place

City

Jersey City

State/Province

New Jersey

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Pencil

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Devices

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

1/4 in

Length

5-5/8 in

Material

Wood, Graphite

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Bosworth, George Ranney (1868-1915)

Related Places

Place

Town

Berlin

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America