Record ID: LON-36D5E8
Object type: PENCIL
Broad period: MODERN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Modern lead alloy pencil sharpener dating AD1850-1900. The lower part is hollow and cone-shaped to house the pencil. It has a rim at the base and a vertical slot at one side. On the opposite side of the slot there is a raised oval cartouche with the makers mark 'SO'. The sharpener tapers towards a scallop-like head. The head has the same design on each side. Two scrolls rise from each side of the cone and support the scallop-like head. Under the head there would have been a circular hanging loop, now missing. In 1847, According to Wikipedia "Bernard Lassimone, a French mathematician…
Created on: Friday 16th December 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 6th June 2017
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