Pen, Marker
Object number77.78.72 a-e
Manufacturer
The Parker Pen Company
Date1965
MediumMetal; Plastic; Ink; Cardboard; Paper
Credit LineGift of James G. Fulton
DescriptionFelt tip pen with box top and bottom, a white piece of paper with printed text, a box insert pen holder, and an ink refill tube.DimensionsLength x Width x Depth (a): 5.375 × 0.5 × 0.625 in. (13.7 × 1.3 × 1.6 cm)Height x Width x Depth (b): 2.063 × 6.063 × 0.688 in. (5.2 × 15.4 × 1.7 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (c): 1.875 × 5.938 × 0.813 in. (4.8 × 15.1 × 2.1 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (d): 1.875 × 5.813 × 0.625 in. (4.8 × 14.8 × 1.6 cm)
Length x Width x Depth (e): 5.5 × 0.875 × 0.25 in. (14 × 2.2 × 0.6 cm)
Inscriptions(a) "Lyndon B. Johnson" printed free-hand signature. Below this is typed gold-tone text reading "THE WHITE HOUSE".
(b) Seal of the President of the United States printed in blue ink in center. Printed, free-hand signature: "Lyndon B. Johnson".
(d) insert has tab on proper right side that reads "LIFT / HERE".
Marks(e) "super Quick / TAP-TANK / FITS EVERSHARP & PARKER / PERMANENT BLACK TAP-TANK / THE PARKER PEN CO. / MADE IN U.S.A. TAP-TANK".
Historical NotesOne of the pens used by President Lyndon B. Johnson on September 29, 1965 to sign act S.1483, establishing the National Foundation of the Arts and Humanities.
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1969-1974
1918-1988
1967
