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Victorian pencil holder with mechanical multiplier
Victorian pencil holder with mechanical multiplier
TitleVictorian pencil holder with mechanical multiplier
PublisherUnknown
Publisher LocationUnknown
Publication Date1898
PrinterUnknown
IllustratorUnknown
Image Production ProcessPlanographic prints--lithographs
NotesColor lithographed tin container. Top half can be removed for storage, bottom half can be rotated to perform multiplication problems.
When the two rows of numbers along the middle of the container are aligned, the answer to their multiplication is provided in the circle below (along the blue diagonal band).
There is a floral motif and ruler on the bottom half of the container. The top half of the container depicts a young boy performing a multiplication problem on a chalkboard while the teacher and other students watch.
Printed on container: Patented Nov. 1st, 1898
CategoryActivity books
Mathematics and arithmetic
LanguageEnglish
Digital CollectionChildren's Historical Literature Collection
Digital ID NumberCHL1144
RepositoryUniversity of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division
Repository CollectionChildren's Historical Literature Collection
Object TypeEphemera
Physical Descriptionillustrated; 22.3 cm.
Digital Reproduction InformationPhotographed from original book in TIFF format using a Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi/EOS 400D, resized and enhanced using Adobe Photoshop, and imported as JPEG2000 using Contentdm's software JPEG2000 Extension. 2009.
Exhibit ChecklistExhibit checklist 7.1
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