Name/Title
Scripto Extra Strong Drawing Leads 1950sEntry/Object ID
2025.94.2Description
A box of Scripto brand extra strong drawing leads for a mechanical pencil. The box contains four unbroken leads in a wooden sleeve with cardboard end flaps. One one end of these flaps is impressed "No. 133" and on the other end "INDEL.MED." The back of the outer sleeve gives instructions on refilling Scripto pencils. Scripto was created in 1923 as the M.A. Ferst Company and by the 1960s was the foremost writing utensil manufacturer in America. The company went on to expand into the making of butane lighters, which it still does today.Use
These leads would be used in mechanical pencils, promoted for their fine tip with no need for sharpening.Collection
General CollectionMade/Created
Manufacturer
Scripto Manufacturing Co.Date made
circa 1950Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
* Untyped Place
Atlanta, GALexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Lead, PencilNomenclature Sub-Class
Writing AccessoriesNomenclature Class
Written Communication T&ENomenclature Category
Category 06: Tools & Equipment for CommunicationLocation
Location
* Untyped Location
Archives U1-C-6Category
PermanentDate
September 7, 2025Provenance
Provenance Detail
Found ObjectCreated By
Kearney, QuinlanCreate Date
September 7, 2025Updated By
Kearney, QuinlanUpdate Date
September 14, 2025
