Pencil sharpener
Category
Education objects
Date
1983
Materials
Plastic, paper and metal
Measurements
36 mm (height); 35 mm (diameter)
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 667084
Summary
A white plastic pencil sharpener in the form of a paint pot, with a paper label around it and a pivoting metal handle. The hole for inserting the pencil is in the centre of the 'lid'. The label is printed in silver and green and reads 'Paint Pot Sharpener' on one side.
Marks and inscriptions
On the base of the pot, curved around the edge of the base: : 'HALL AND KEANE' On the label around the pot, inside a rectangular border: 'USE: / TAILLE CRAYON / SACAPUNTAS / SPITZER / SHARPENER'