Collection Highlights
The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands
Date:
Object Number:
LIB.QH41.C26.1974
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Automatic pen/pencil
Object Number:
1941.304
Date:
1740-1795
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/4 x 1/4 in. ( 8.3 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Brass colored metal mechanical pen and pencil, with a button on the side which slides in both directions, exposing at one end a pen nib, and at the opposite end a holder for pencil lead.
Gallery Label:
This mechanical pen and pencil belonged to John Bradstreet Schuyler, who was elected the first supervisor of Saratoga in 1791 and a representiative in the New York State Assembly in 1794. He was the son of Catherine van Rensselaer and Philip Schuyler, a Revolutionary War general and U.S. Senator.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Elizabeth Harrison & William Harrison
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
