Desk set
Sheaffer
Category
Desktop & office
Date
1933 - 1963
Materials
Baize, Ebony, Gold, Marble, Paper
Measurements
93 mm (D)
Place of origin
Iowa
Collection
Nuffield Place, Oxfordshire
NT 1651779
Summary
Pen holder. Square base, black marble, front pen rest. Gold swivel for ebony pen fitment. Baize corner pads. Sheaffer.
Provenance
Collection William R. Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield, by bequest to Nuffield College, University of Oxford, 1963, by transfer to National Trust, Nuffield Place, 2011.
Marks and inscriptions
incised ; in base ; SHEAFFER.\PAT APPLD FOR.\MADE IN USA ; ; manufacture details
Makers and roles
Sheaffer