Pen, Marker
Object number2018.7.5 a,b
Manufacturer
Sanford
Date1990-2018
OriginUnited States of America
MediumPlastic; Metal; Felt; Ink
Credit LineGift of Tim Menees
DescriptionSharpie pen, Extra Fine Point. Cylindrical gray plastic body that tapers slightly toward flat base. Black tip with black ink. Cylindrical black plastic cap tapers toward top and has silver metal clip on side.DimensionsLength x Width x Depth (a-b together): 5.375 x 0.5 x 0.625 in. (13.7 x 1.3 x 1.6 cm)Length x Diameter (a): 5.25 x 0.5 in. (13.3 x 1.3 cm)
Length x Width x Depth (b): 2 x 0.5 x 0.625 in. (5.1 x 1.3 x 1.6 cm)
Marks(a)
Side has black printed text on one side "SANFORD / Sharpie / EXTRA / FINE /POINT / PERMANENT MARKER / NOT FOR LETTER WRITING OR CLOTH / NONTOXIC. CONFORMS TO ASTM D-4236 MADE IN USA / Series No. 35000 / SANFORD / Sharpie / EXTRA FINE POINT / PERMANENT MARKER / PERMANENT ON MOST SURFACES QUICK DRYING / RECAP WHEN NOT IN USE / DO NOT SHAKE"; also has circular logo with text at center "AP" and around perimeter "ACMI / ART & CREATIVE MATERIALS INSTITUTE CERTIFIED".
(b)
Clip has engraved text "USA / SANFORD"; maker name is vertical.
Historical NotesPart of a collection of supplies used by cartoonist Tim Menees during his career as a cartoonist for the Pittsburgh Post Gazette and as a contributor for the Pittsburgh Quarterly. Menees grew up in Seattle and worked as a reporter and columnist for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer before moving to Pittsburgh in 1976. Menees was the cartoonist for the Pittsburgh Post Gazette for almost thirty years. Since 2006, he has been a frequent contributor to the Pittsburgh Quarterly. Menees purchased a Pelikan 120 pen (2018.7.3) and filing rock (2018.7.8) around 1976-1978 because it could handle India Ink. These were used until about 1990. He stopped using these because of ink spilling. He switched to markers, both Sharpies and other marker-type pens. According to Menees, cartoonists always tried different types of pens to see what worked. He used the larger markers (like 2018.7.2) to shade grey, because brown copies as gray when in black-and-white.
Previous owner
Tim Menees
Related institution
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
(founded 1927)
Related institution
Art and Creative Materials Institute, Inc.
On View
Not on view
c. 1988