Manufactured by
National Pencil Company, American
Owned by
Calloway, Cab, American, 1907 - 1994
Date
before 1964
Medium
paint on wood with graphite , metal and rubber
Dimensions
H x W x D: 6 5/16 × 5/16 × 5/16 in. (16.1 × 0.8 × 0.8 cm)
Description
A National Pencil Company Swank 112 No.2 pencil from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway. The graphite pencil has a green, hexagonal body with white text that reads [NATIONAL’S SWANK N[encircled] USA 112 No[underlined] 2] on one side. At one end of the body is a metallic green ferrule with a worn down green rubber eraser attached to the top. The pencil has been sharpened and the tip has broken off.
Place made
Shelbyville, Bedford county, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
The Cabell “Cab” Calloway III Collection
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Accessories and Personal Effects
Type
pencils
Topic
Band (Music)
Communication
Conductors (Musicians)
Costume
Entertainers
Jazz (Music)
Singers (Musicians)
Travel
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Cabella Calloway Langsam
Object number
A2015.273.1.1.36
Restrictions & Rights
No known copyright restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b471a4cd-3580-4bae-9260-781312a93aa2

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