Object Details
- Eugene Dietzgen Company
- Description
- This 5-3/8" steel, German silver, and ebony drawing pen is marked on the blade: E. D.–Co. UNION. A piece missing from the top of the handle may have been intentionally shaved away instead of accidentally broken.
- As part of its Gem Union product line, the Eugene Dietzgen Co. of Chicago sold similar drawing pens, described as 5-1/2" long, in 1904 as model 502 for $1.20 and in 1926 as model 623 for $4.00. Engineer William J. Ellenberger (1908–2008) owned this pen. For his biography, see 1981.0933.25.
- References: Catalog of Eugene Dietzgen Co., 7th ed. (Chicago, 1904), 54; Catalog of Eugene Dietzgen Co., 12th ed. (Chicago, 1926), 61.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of William J. Ellenberger
- early 20th century
- ID Number
- 1981.0933.23
- accession number
- 1981.0933
- catalog number
- 1981.0933.23
- Object Name
- pen
- Physical Description
- ebony (overall material)
- steel (overall material)
- german silver (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 1 cm x 13.6 cm x 1 cm; 13/32 in x 5 11/32 in x 13/32 in
- place made
- United States: Illinois, Chicago
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Mathematics
- Pens and Pencils
- Science & Mathematics
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Drawing Instruments
- Record ID
- nmah_904299
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a7-5cd4-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
