Cleveland Indians pencil from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1953
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Cab Calloway, American, 1907 - 1994
label: Subject of
content: Jim Hegan, American, 1920 - 1984
label: Subject of
content: Cleveland Indians, American, founded 1894
notes: label: Description
content: A promotional pencil for the Cleveland Indians from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway. The sharpened graphite pencil has a white, round body with black text that reads [Cleveland Indians] in cursive on one side and the reproduction of an autograph in black on the other that reads [Jim Hegan]. At the top of the pencil, just below the gold tone ferrule, is a black-and-white halftone image of Cleveland Indians catcher Jim Hegan shown in a bust pose. The red rubber eraser attached to the top of the ferrule is partially worn.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Advertising
label: Topic
content: Athletes
label: Topic
content: Band (Music)
label: Topic
content: Baseball
label: Topic
content: Communication
label: Topic
content: Conductors (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Costume
label: Topic
content: Entertainers
label: Topic
content: Jazz (Music)
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Travel
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: The Cabell “Cab” Calloway III Collection
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
label: Classification
content: Accessories and Personal Effects
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Cabella Calloway Langsam
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: A2015.273.1.1.34
objectType: label: Type
content: pencils
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No known copyright restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: paint on wood with graphite, metal and rubber
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 7 1/2 × 5/16 × 5/16 in. (19 × 0.8 × 0.8 cm)