Pencil

Object/Artifact

-

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Pencil

Entry/Object ID

2020.4.25

Description

Pencil handle consisting of a burgundy length of wood capped with white plastic on one side and a metal lead holder on the other.

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

Date made

1890 - 1915

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

1/8 in

Length

6-1/8 in

Material

Wood, Metal

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