General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

PENS: STEEL/ BOX: CARDSTOCK

Dimensions

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

Length

4.2 cm

Width

3.4 cm

Height

2.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Mathematics

Category

Drawing & measuring instruments

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Gillott

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

Birmingham

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

Period

PROBABLY EARLY PART OF 20C.

Canada

OWNED AND USED BY R. FOURNIER, A QUEBEC LITHOGRAPHER

Function

USED, IN A HOLDER, FOR LETTERING OR DRAWING USUALLY ON PAPER WITH INK. THIS TYPE MADE ESPECIALLY FOR MAPPING.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

NIB: 'JOSEPH/ GILLOTT'S/ MAPPING/ PEN/ 291'/ BOX: TAPE: 'No/ MANUFACTURED UND[?] JOSEPH GILLOTT'S OWN SUPERINTE[?]/ 291'/ BACK: 'CAUTION/ J.G. regrets to say, certain disreput-/ ble Makers have tried to impose upon/ he Public a spurious article bearing/ he mis-spelled name of the Patentee/ hus "GILOTT", or "GILLOT". Please/ bserve, ALL THE GENUINE PEN/ RE MARKED IN FULL "JOSEPH/ ILLOTT," and every Packet bear/ fac-simile of his Signature,thus/ Jos. A. Gillott [IN CURSIVE]'

Missing

COMPLETE

Finish

NIBS: BLUISH-BROWN/ CARDSTOCK BOX COVERED WITH DECORATIVE PAPER/ PURPLE & WHITE PAPER TAPE AROUND LID.

Decoration

PAPER: SHINY SILVER WITH COLOURED DRAWINGS OF FLOWERS