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Tool, Combination

Object number2011.3.13 a-m

ManufacturerPossibly Eberhard Faber

Manufacturer United States Bronze Powder Works, Inc.

Manufacturer Sears, Roebuck and Company

Manufacturer Koh-I-Noor Pencil Company, Inc.

Date1939-1993

OriginNew York, NY

Mediumvarious metals; plastic; glass; wood; paper

Credit LineGift of Kim Weiner

DescriptionCollection of artist tools including three brushes, chalk holder, metal holder, scraper, paint knife, paper stump, emery cloth, eraser, jar of bronze pigments, box of pencils, and pocket stone.Dimensions(a) L: 6.875
(b) L: 12.375
(c) L: 9
(d) L: 5.5
(e) L: 4.875
(f) L: 4.875
(g) L: 7.875
(h) L: 6.75
(i) L: 5.375
(j) W: 1.5; L: 2
(k) W: 1 ; L: 3
(l) W: 1.625 ; L: 5; Depth: .375
(m) Cover--W: 1.625; L: 3.625
Stone--W: .875 ; L: 3; D: .25

Inscriptions

Marks(i)
Printed on back, "ALUMIN..."

(j)
Wrapped inside plastic wrapper with, "EBERHA... / Kneade..."

(k)
Printed on label around neck, "VENUS / 33 / United States Bronze Powder Works, Inc., New York".

Embossed on base, "7 [unidentifiable logo] 9".

(l)
Printed on top of box, "KOH-I-NOOR PENCIL FACTORY L. & C. HARDMUTH / CZECHOSLAVAKIA / [logo] / 1/24 Gross SANGUINE...262..."

Printed on side, ""To be used with Holder 48".

(m)
Printed on cover, "SEARS", "96441 / CRAFTSMAN / POCKET / STONE / 1/4 x 7/8 x 3".
Historical NotesPart of a collection of Abe Weiner art and artist materials. Abe Weiner was born in Pittsburgh in 1917. After graduating from the School of Fine Arts at Carnegie Institute of Technology in 1941, he joined the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh. Weiner worked and lived in Pittsburgh his whole life, but his work was exhibited across the country, most notably in the Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Cochran Gallery. In 1950, Weiner was named one of the “Fifty Most Promising Painters in the United States” by Life Magazine.

Previous owner Abe Weiner (1917 - 1993)

Related institution Carnegie Mellon University

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