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Turquoise Prismacolor

Description: One boxed set of colored pencils entitled Turquoise Prismacolor, manufactured by Eagle Pencil Company, New York, London, Toronto, ca. 1935. The set is comprised of three pencils -- red, blue and yellow -- which lie in a paper tray inside a paper slipcase. The outer slipcase is gold-colored, with green lettering. On the underside of the package is a listing of other colors and sets manufactured by the company.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: circa 1935
Call number: ephKAEE
Creator: Korzenik, Diana (1941-)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Diana Korzenik, August 1997.; transferred from Huntington Art Reference Library, May 2000.; purchased from Mike Kaplan, October 2000.

Water Soluble Anadel

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One boxed set of colored pencils entitled Water Soluble Anadel, manufactured by the Joseph Dixon Crucible Company, Jersey City, New Jersey, ca. 1935. The set is comprised of 8 colored pencils within a paperboard slipcase box.

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Venus Drawing Pencils

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One boxed set of colored pencils. The box label reads Compliments of Venus Drawing Pencils, manufactured by the American Lead Pencil Company, ca. 1940. There are 7 pencils within the box. The top lid is covered by green and gold marbled paper. A label on the underside of the box reads: "'The Twins' No. 1980, American Pencil Company, London, New York, Made in U.S.A."

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Two sets of colored pencils manufactured Koh-I-Noor Pencil Company

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Two sets of colored pencils and one Universal Holder No. 48, manufactured by Koh-I-Noor Pencil Co. and L. & C. Hardtmuth, Inc., Czechoslovakia and Bloomsbury, New Jersey, respectively, ca. 1930. The larger of the two pencil sets contains 11 colored pencils and a "lengthener" within a paperboard box and slipcase. The second set is comprised of 4 unused colored pencils within a paperboard box and slipcase. The Universal Holder is a metal pencil-like holder "for Graphite leads No. 2018 - Negro leads No. 2610 [and] Sanguine Leads No. 2620." Title supplied by cataloger.

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Prang Paper Colored Pencils

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One boxed set of colored pencils entitled Prang Paper Colored Pencils, manufactured by The American Crayon Co., Sandusky, Ohio, ca. 1935. The set consists of 12 colored pencils within a paperboard box (all are present). The pencils are paper-wrapped; they are "sharpened" by unwrapping layers of paper. Slipped into the box is an informational sheet about the pencils.

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Shipping Pencils

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One boxed set of lead shipping pencils entitled Shipping Pencils, manufactured by Clark Indelible Pencil Co., Northampton, Massachusetts, ca. 1890-1915. The set is comprised of a dozen (2 are missing) pencils, each in a wooden, cylinder-like case bearing a green paper label. Each label reads: "Shipping Pencil. (Clark's pat. Jany. first.) For directing all kinds of merchandise. A substitute for marking brush! Directions: Sponge the place to be marked, with clean water, and write. Manufactured by Clark Indelible Pencil Co., Northampton, Massachusetts." The handle and wood encasing each pencil is made of a darker wood than the slipcase bearing the label. A paper slip is laid into the box, which describes the pencils and their prices.

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Eagle Copycolor

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One boxed set of colored pencils entitled Eagle Copycolor, manufactured by Eagle, ca. 1935. The set was issued with 12 colored pencils; one is missing from this set. The pencils are housed in a blue and gold hinged box which snaps shut. The top lid opens from bottom to top, and the pencils are placed within a space attached to the top lid. A colorful image of a stained glass window decorates the paper label on the top lid of the box.

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