The Dixon Manual for Artisans in Wood and Metal | Collections | The Huntington

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The Dixon Manual for Metal Artists
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One art instruction book entitled The Dixon Manual for Metal Artists: Designs, Complete Instructions, Illustrated Work Sheets, published by William Dixon Incorporated, Newark, New Jersey, copyright 1937. This 30-leaf portfolio is comprised of 19 illustrated project sheets and 10 pages of guidelines and instructions to accompany the projects. The first leaf of the portfolio contains general prefatory matter. The projects are designed to be "suitable for both beginners and advanced" metal workers. Some of them include: a rectangular box, an ashtray, a candy dish, a candlestick holder, bookends and jewelry. Each of the project sheets and the instructional sheets are numbered; 2-30. The portfolio is orange with black lettering and design. A small, nearly-square image of a man hand-tooling a metal cup is below the title on the front cover. The back cover and the insides of the covers are blank.
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Wonder!: and other Dixon Erasers
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One box of three erasers entitled Wonder!: and Other Dixon Erasers, manufactured by the Joseph Dixon Crucible Company, Jersey City, New Jersey. The three different types of erasers in the box are: "Dixon Craft No. 892"; "Dixon Wonder Ink Eraser, No. 1140"; and "Dixon 'Poppy' No. 868." The box is covered with shimmery lavender-colored paper.
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Dixon’s Colored Crayons, No. 1535
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One boxed set of colored crayons entitled Dixon's Colored Crayons, No. 1535, manufactured by Joseph Dixon Crucible Co., Jersey City, New Jersey, ca. 1910. This box contains 10 colored wax crayons. The box is blue with gold lettering and a decorative border.
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One ink roller with metal frame and wooden handle
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One ink roller with metal frame and wooden handle. "SPD" and "Made in USA" are stamped on the metal frame. Attached is a paper price tag with "45 [cents symbol]" written in ms. on it. Title supplied by cataloger.
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Colouring and Sketching with Metal Stencils
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One boxed set of metal stencils entitled Colouring and Sketching with Metal Stencils, manufactured by W & S B., ca. 1890. The set is comprised of six tin stencils, four colored pencils, one Gillette razor blade (only its wrapper remains) and 5 blank postcards. The stencils were to be used on the postcards; only one postcard has been drawn upon. The set is housed within a paperboard box, which has a paper label mounted to the top lid. The label is illustrated in color with an image of three children playing. "W & S B" and "No. 1241" are printed in the lower left and right-hand corners, respectively, of the lid. "Made in Germany" is printed on the label also. The tin stencils include images of a ship, a train, a windmill and a house.
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Dixon’s Eldorado: 'the master drawing pencil'
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One boxed set of lead pencils entitled Dixon's Eldorado: 'the master drawing pencil,' manufactured by the Joseph Dixon Crucible Company, Jersey City, New Jersey, ca. 1940. The set was issued with one dozen pencils; one is missing from this set. The pencils are varying degrees of hardness. The box is blue with gold lettering; the outer box serves as a slipcase for the inner box.
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