Pencil holder
Category
Silver
Date
Unknown
Materials
stone, silver & pencil
Measurements
75 mm (L)
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Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 292425.1
Summary
A spiral twisted pencil holder on a chain, the pencils are pushed through three holes in the end each one a different colour and controlled by a slide mechanism on three sides of the cylinder, each side inset with a small coloured stone. part of a collection of silver instruments.
Provenance
Transferred to the National Trust by the Treasury in lieu of CTT in 1985 with an endowment provided by the NHMF.