Blackwing pencils "Athenaeum"
Date: 1998
Inventory Number: 2014-1-0139
Classification: Pencil
Dimensions:
20.5 × 1.1 × 0.7 cm (8 1/16 × 7/16 × 1/4 in.)
box: 1.9 × 21 × 5.5 cm (3/4 × 8 1/4 × 2 3/16 in.)
Material:
Description:
one box of Blackwing pencils customized with an inscription of the name and address of the Boston Athenaeum
In Collection(s)
Signedon pencil: THE BOSTON ATHENAEUM / 10 1/2 BEACON ST. / BOSTON, MA. 02108
Inscribedon top and base of the box: Blackwing (R) Jet black lead for effortless, smooth / writing and easy erasing. Large adjustable, self-cleaning eraser.
on the two sides of box: Eberhard Faber
on front and back of the box: Blackwing (R) 10076 / One Dozen 602 / Eberhard Faber / Lewisurg, TN 37091 Made in USA
on the two sides of box: Eberhard Faber
on front and back of the box: Blackwing (R) 10076 / One Dozen 602 / Eberhard Faber / Lewisurg, TN 37091 Made in USA
FunctionA pencil is a tool for writing consisting of a tube of graphite (the "lead") embedded inside a cylinder of wood.
Curatorial RemarksThe Eberhard Faber Blackwing 602 pencil was discontinued in 1998, but it had a feverishly loyal following. These boxes of specially-engraved Blackwing 602s were purchased by Lionel Spiro when the model was set to be discontinued and inscribed with the name and address of the Boston Athenaeum, of which Spiro had been a board member.
https://blackwingpages.com/2012/03/04/behind-the-blackwings-of-boston-an-interview-with-lionel-spiro/
https://blackwingpages.com/2010/10/05/the-blackwings-of-boston/
https://blackwingpages.com/2012/03/04/behind-the-blackwings-of-boston-an-interview-with-lionel-spiro/
https://blackwingpages.com/2010/10/05/the-blackwings-of-boston/
ProvenanceLionel Spiro, Brookline, MA; Gift to CHSI, 2014.