Graphos pen nib tin c. 1960s

Pelikan

Registration number

1092018

Artist/maker

Pelikan

Title

Graphos pen nib tin

Production date

c. 1960s

Medium

metal

Dimensions (H x W x D)

4.5 x 3 x 1.9 cm

Inscriptions

on tin: Pelikan / Graphos

Credit line

City of Melbourne Art and Heritage Collection

Keywords

Pelikan, Graphos, tin, nibs, writing implements, c1960s

Summary

A blue Pelikan tin containing eight varieties of pen nibs. The tin and nibs were likely used in Melbourne Town Hall during the mid-20th century and were on display in the 2005 City Gallery exhibition titled ‘Museum of Modern Oddities’.