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Subiaco Museum > Records

PROPELLING PENCIL, METAL

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Overview

Narrow, silver coloured propelling pencil with engraved floral and leaf motifs. The stem of the pencil is divided into roughly three unequal segments. The first contains the narrow pencil point and by turning against the other segments propels the pencil lead. The hexagonal, middle segment is longer than the other two and one side has a narrow strip cut out of it. The last segment has a bulbous end with violet coloured glass with a flat-smooth finish inserted at the top. The end of this segment unscrews to insert the pencil leads into the hollow middle segment.

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cwa-org-43-1995.33

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Material

Keywords

Photographed 2023

Statement of significance

Example of a propelling pencil

Subiaco Museum

Subiaco Museum

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