Pencil
L. & C. Hardtmuth
Category
Household and miscellaneous
Date
Unknown
Materials
Cedarwood, pencil lead and metal
Measurements
45 mm (L)
Place of origin
Vienna
Order this imageCollection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 936149.3
Summary
Koh-I-Noor refill HB pencil, one of a set of six contained with a piece of cotton wool in a small rectangular turquoise cardboard box with black decoration. Each pencil is sharpened and with yellow cedarwood barrel and stamped 'HB "KOH-I-NOOR" / L&C HARDTMUTH / VIENNA'. Screw thread on base of each.
Provenance
Stamford collection; devised to the National Trust by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896-1976).
Marks and inscriptions
HB "KOH-I-NOOR" / L&C HARDTMUTH / VIENNA (stamped in gold)
Makers and roles
L. & C. Hardtmuth , manufacturer