lead 2mm. 9030-HB
Inventory Number2014-1-0141b
ClassificationDrafting Equipment
Manufacturer
A. W. Faber-Castell
1900-present
Dimensions0.8 × 13.5 × 2.5 cm (5/16 × 5 5/16 × 1 in.)
Descriptiontwo packages of pencil leads
In Collection(s)
Signedon top of exterior packaging: (4B) or (5B) / MARS LUMOGRAPH / Drawing-Leads No. 1904 / (logo) /
on top of packaging: Faber-Castell / TK / 12 LEADS / 2mm / 9030-HB
on base of packaging: A.W. FABER - CASTELL STEIN BEI NURNBERG GERMANY
on front of packaging: HB
FunctionPencil leads (actually made of graphite) are used in mechanical pencils.
ProvenanceLionel Spiro, Brookline, MA; Gift to CHSI, 2014.
A. W. Faber-Castell
Date: circa 1943-1963
Object number: 2014-1-0140
Staedtler
Object number: 2014-1-0141d
