Medtronic Inc. Mechanical Pencil
Object Details
- Medtronic
- Description (Brief)
- Give-away items such as pens and paperwights are popular ways for companies to advertise their products. This plastic mechanical pen bears the Medtronic Inc. logo. It is white, blue, and black plastic with red print. It was used as a giveaway for advertising. There is a cap for the eraser end and the pencil works by twisting one end to expose the graphite. "MEDTRONIC INC. / 3055 Old Highway 8 / Minneapolis, Minn. 55418 U. S. A. / Phone (612) 781-6855"
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Manuel VillafaƱa
- ID Number
- 2015.0031.60
- catalog number
- 2015.0031.60
- accession number
- 2015.0031
- Object Name
- cardiology
- advertising device, pencil
- Physical Description
- plastic (overall material)
- metal (overall material)
- graphite (overall material)
- rubber (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 13.3 cm; 5 1/4 in
- place made
- United States: Minnesota, Minneapolis
- See more items in
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- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Cardiology
- Prosthesis
- Artificial Organs
- Record ID
- nmah_1756951
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-9583-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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