Swank brand 112 No.2 pencil from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway
date: label: Date
content: before 1964
name: label: Manufactured by
content: National Pencil Company, American
label: Owned by
content: Cab Calloway, American, 1907 - 1994
notes: label: Description
content: A National Pencil Company Swank 112 No.2 pencil from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway. The graphite pencil has a green, hexagonal body with white text that reads [NATIONAL’S SWANK N[encircled] USA 112 No[underlined] 2] on one side. At one end of the body is a metallic green ferrule with a worn down green rubber eraser attached to the top. The pencil has been sharpened and the tip has broken off.
place: label: Place made
content: Shelbyville, Bedford county, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Band (Music)
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: A2015.273.1.1.36
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: 6 5/16 × 5/16 × 5/16 in. (16.1 × 0.8 × 0.8 cm)