Pen

Object/Artifact

Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Pen

Entry/Object ID

27.83.12

Description

B & B Signs & Adv. Co Pen. Material: plastic, metal. Size: 3/8" diameter x 5" L. Description: black and yellow plastic; barrel shaped pen encases ball point and ink; solid yellow upper end topped with black plastic ball point plunger - silver colored metal pocket clip extends from side and is imprinted: "USA Arlington" - silver colored ring separates yellow top from lower black plastic barrel - opening in end allows for ball point tip to extend - imprinted on black area: "For Nationwide Advertising See B & B Signs & Adv. Co. Gordon L. "Bud" Blowers Waseca, Minn."

Context

Waseca business: B & B Signs & Adv. Co. Gordon L. "Bud" Blowers. Donor history: Jean Romine Horn (1917-2008; parents: John and Cora (Sunde) Romine; New Richland High School graduate; Iowa State graduate as dietician; married William Horn in 1945; together the Horns built and operated the Horn Inn in New Richland (Highway 13) from 1950-1958; opened Horn's Lanes bowling in 1959 until 1964; Horns were parents to Pam Horn Goehring (Larry) and a son William Jr. who died in infancy.

Cataloged By

Legacy Photo Import

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Pen

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Devices

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Create Date

October 5, 2005

Update Date

November 21, 2024