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Pencil

Date1850-1900
MediumLead, wood, metal, wax, paper
ClassificationsCommunications Equipment
Terms
    Object numberTN05015
    DescriptionTen small pencils (mostly tips), a piece of lead or slate, a metal end, and a packet of replaceable 'Pure Cumberland Lead' leads in a pink book with a wax seal and a yellow label. Part of a collection of personal objects belonging to Henry Cuming and other members of the Cuming family, including art and writing implements.
    On View
    Not on view
    Quill-Pen
    1800-1900
    Sample
    1800-1900
    Ink
    Henry Syer Cuming
    1850-1902
    Penknife
    1800-1900
    Seal
    1800-1900
    Kenneth Lowndes
    1917 - 1919
    Knife
    1700-1900
    The Rake's Progress 7
    William Hogarth
    1735
    Weight
    43-409
    Amulet
    2160-1479 BC