General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

wood; marking lead

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

11.0 cm

Width

1.4 cm

Height

1.4 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Industrial Technology

Category

Office equipment

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Dixon

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Presumably used c. late 1890s- late 1940s.

Canada

Part of a collection of hand tools belonging to James Anthony (1883-1966), an English born and trained carpenter who came to Canada c. 1910 and worked in and around Ottawa, ON. Following the 1916 fire which destroyed the Parliament buildings and damaged the Library, Mr. Anthony was hired as a foreman with the restoration crews. Until 1920, he was involved in the rebuilding of the Peace Tower and the installation of new windows at the Library of Parliament. He later worked with various builders in the Ottawa area, retiring in the late1940s. After his death in 1966 the tools were given to his son Jack, who in turn donated them to CSTMC. [Ref. 1]

Function

Used to produce a mark upon the surface of an object.

Technical

White lead pencil found in carpenter's tool chest. Exact use is unknown, but white mark produced would provide visible contrast on brown wood, metal, etc..

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"MADE IN/ CANADA/ DIXON [symbol] THINEX [symbol] WHITE - 390" stamped into casing.

Missing

Approx. 1/2 of pencil is missing.

Finish

Wood casing has cream-colour finish; text is stamped into casing, and highlighted in black. Off-white pencil lead is visible at both ends.

Decoration

N/A