Propelling pencil
Category
Desktop & office
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood
Measurements
7 mm (Width); 148 mm (Length); 121 mm (Length); 6 mm (Width)
Order this imageCollection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 851649.2
Summary
One of a pair of propelling pencils (possibly his/hers) with a wooden shaft and a bone end. The shaft is grooved and the propelling mechanism is via a metal grooved band which rotates around the shaft.
Provenance
1989 Ickworth Estate EE. Writing box. Miss Elliot's bequest.