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- Standard Oil Company of New York Pencil, 1919-1930 - The Standard Oil Company of New York (Socony) gave away this pencil during the 1920s. Users would be reminded of the company and its products -- its "Uniform Quality [and] Best Results" -- every time they used the pencil.
- 1919-1930
- Collections - Artifact
Standard Oil Company of New York Pencil, 1919-1930
The Standard Oil Company of New York (Socony) gave away this pencil during the 1920s. Users would be reminded of the company and its products -- its "Uniform Quality [and] Best Results" -- every time they used the pencil.
- Pencil Sharpener, circa 1930 -
- circa 1930
- Collections - Artifact
Pencil Sharpener, circa 1930
- Wilbur Dunn Cadillac Dealership Pencil, circa 1930 - Promotional giveaways can place advertising messages deeper into people's lives than billboards or magazine ads. The power of branding -- coupled with consumer brand loyalty -- has also led to the creation of promotional items designed for sale to the public. The Wilbur Dunn Cadillac Company used this pencil giveaway to promote the Cadillac brand along with their Jackson, Michigan, dealership.
- circa 1930
- Collections - Artifact
Wilbur Dunn Cadillac Dealership Pencil, circa 1930
Promotional giveaways can place advertising messages deeper into people's lives than billboards or magazine ads. The power of branding -- coupled with consumer brand loyalty -- has also led to the creation of promotional items designed for sale to the public. The Wilbur Dunn Cadillac Company used this pencil giveaway to promote the Cadillac brand along with their Jackson, Michigan, dealership.
- Pencil Sharpener, circa 1908 - Inventors in the late-19th and early-20th centuries devised ways to sharpen pencils with a turn of a crank. Some sharpeners used rotating milling disk; others used a spinning abrasive, like sandpaper or a steel file. The Automatic Pencil Sharpening Company manufactured this device that used still another way to create a pencil point -- turning blades.
- circa 1908
- Collections - Artifact
Pencil Sharpener, circa 1908
Inventors in the late-19th and early-20th centuries devised ways to sharpen pencils with a turn of a crank. Some sharpeners used rotating milling disk; others used a spinning abrasive, like sandpaper or a steel file. The Automatic Pencil Sharpening Company manufactured this device that used still another way to create a pencil point -- turning blades.
- Planetary Pencil Pointer Pencil Sharpener, 1896-1915 - The Planetary Pencil Pointer, patented in 1896, provided an alternative to the small manual sharpeners that required users to turn the pencil against a fixed blade. By turning the crank, two milling disks rotate on their axes as they spin around the stationary pencil--like planets revolving around the sun--creating a usable point.
- 1896-1915
- Collections - Artifact
Planetary Pencil Pointer Pencil Sharpener, 1896-1915
The Planetary Pencil Pointer, patented in 1896, provided an alternative to the small manual sharpeners that required users to turn the pencil against a fixed blade. By turning the crank, two milling disks rotate on their axes as they spin around the stationary pencil--like planets revolving around the sun--creating a usable point.
- REO Automobile Dealership Pencil, 1920-1929 - Promotional giveaways can place advertising messages deeper into people's lives than billboards or magazine ads. The power of branding -- coupled with consumer brand loyalty -- has also led to the creation of promotional items designed for sale to the public. The Davis Motor Car Company used this pencil giveaway to promote the REO brand along with their Greenville, Ohio, dealership.
- 1920-1929
- Collections - Artifact
REO Automobile Dealership Pencil, 1920-1929
Promotional giveaways can place advertising messages deeper into people's lives than billboards or magazine ads. The power of branding -- coupled with consumer brand loyalty -- has also led to the creation of promotional items designed for sale to the public. The Davis Motor Car Company used this pencil giveaway to promote the REO brand along with their Greenville, Ohio, dealership.
- Roddis Lumber and Veneer Company Graphite Pencil, circa 1950 -
- circa 1950
- Collections - Artifact
Roddis Lumber and Veneer Company Graphite Pencil, circa 1950
- Pencil Sharpener, circa 1900 - Inventors in the late-19th and early-20th centuries devised ways to sharpen pencils with a turn of a crank. Some sharpeners used turning blades; others used a spinning abrasive, like sandpaper or a steel file. The F. S. Webster Company manufactured this device that used still another way to create a pencil point -- a rotating milling disk.
- circa 1900
- Collections - Artifact
Pencil Sharpener, circa 1900
Inventors in the late-19th and early-20th centuries devised ways to sharpen pencils with a turn of a crank. Some sharpeners used turning blades; others used a spinning abrasive, like sandpaper or a steel file. The F. S. Webster Company manufactured this device that used still another way to create a pencil point -- a rotating milling disk.
- Pencil Sharpener, circa 1950 -
- circa 1950
- Collections - Artifact
Pencil Sharpener, circa 1950
- Pencil Sharpener, circa 1950 -
- circa 1950
- Collections - Artifact
Pencil Sharpener, circa 1950