Collection:
Round Oak
Description:
Pencil, carpenter's, yellow with black edges and "The Round Oak Folks/Make Good Goods Only" printed on one side; pencil was never sharpened
Dimensions:
W—0.5 L—7 inches
Date:
1900—1945
Notes:
Bought at Dr. James Burke auction on September 8, 2003. Burke was a former mayor of Dowagiac and at some point he acquired the Mosher collection, related to Sidney, Charles and Harry Mosher—— all former employees at Round Oak, dating to the 1800s (see Cook's book on Round Oak people). Sidney was the father of Harry and Charles, who all were high in the ranks at Round Oak. Donor bought a lot of pencils, including several of these carpenter pencils—— he gave one to the Museum
Object ID:
2003—0005.0032
Object Name:
Pencil
Search Terms:
Round Oak
Year Range from:
1900
Year Range to:
1945