Felt-tip pen
Binney and Smith
Category
Desktop & office
Date
circa 2007
Materials
Plastic, felt and cardboard
Measurements
Pen – 156 mm (length); 10 mm (diameter), Box –133 mm (width); 186 mm (height); 11 mm (depth)
Place of origin
Saturn Facilities, Bedford Heights, Manton Lane
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 662568
Summary
A set of twelve ‘Crayola Supertips' felt tip pens in their original box (circa 2007). The box is made from a single piece of glossy, colour-printed cardboard (mainly yellow with green triangles at the lower front edges) which is folded to form a kind of wallet shape, with tucked-in flaps at the top and bottom and an extra piece at the top back which extends beyond the lid, to enable the box to be hung on a shop display. The front of the box has a 'smile' shaped piece cut out near the top through which most of the pens are visible. Printed above this is 'Crayola' and below are 'Supertips' and 'Superwashable' and an image of five of the pens. On the back is information about the pens and safety information in English, French, German, Dutch, Spanish and Italian, along with manufacturer's details, recycling information and a bar code. Each pen has a white barrel, printed in the colour of the ink inside, with a cap of the same colour. Printed on the barrel is 'Crayola' and the word 'Washable' in three languages. , between two panels of the ink colour which have a swirly line through the middle. The felt tip is quite wide at the base, and then tapers to quite a sharp point. Total number of items is 13.
Provenance
Purchased for the Museum of Childhood by Miss Carolyn Aldridge (former Collections Manager) in June 2007.
Makers and roles
Binney and Smith, maker