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Metadata
Object ID # |
2009.083.001ab |
Object Name |
Sharpener, Pencil |
Lexicon category |
6: T&E For Communication |
Date |
Likely late 1910s |
Year Range from |
1900 |
Year Range to |
1920 |
Made |
Unknown (for the McLauchlan & Sons Co. Ltd.) |
Place of Origin |
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America |
Description |
Hand-cranked pencil sharpener advertising the McLauchlan & Sons company. It is designed to be mounted on a desk or counter. The handle assembly (A) has a square-shaped bracket attachment area secured by two drilled holes (now empty). The frame of the sharpener has a bright green finish. The crank handle has a small, black-finished wooden grip knob. The removable receptacle (B) for storing the pencil shavings has two metal sides and a flexible, thin plastic or celluloid wall to it. This flexible area is printed in black with "McLAUCHLAN & SONS / CO. LIMITED / Wholesale Grocers / OWEN SOUND, ONTARIO". There is also a black-printed trademark for "CHICAGO", and "MADE IN U.S.A. / PATENTED ". There is a list of patent dates visible, one of which is 1916. |
Makers mark |
Printed CHICAGO trademark, also a list of patent dates |
Provenance |
Manufactured in Chicago, Illinois, for the McLauchlan & Sons Company Limited. Likely dates to the late 1910s. It advertises an Owen Sound firm, McLauchlan & Sons, which went out of business in the 1920s. It was last owned by Dave Carriere of Owen Sound, Grey County. |
Collection |
School Equipment Collection |
Material |
Metal/Celluloid(?)/Paint finish/Ink |
Dimensions |
H-13.5 W-12 D-6.5 cm |
Found |
Owen Sound, Grey County |
People |
McLauchlan, George D. McLauchlan, Joseph Kent McLauchlan, William G. |
Subjects |
Pencils |
Search Terms |
McLauchlan & Sons Company |