Pen, Marker
Object number2018.7.6 a,b
Manufacturer
Staedtler
Date1990-2018
OriginGermany
MediumPlastic; Metal; Felt; Ink
Credit LineGift of Tim Menees
DescriptionPigment liner pen, size 05. Cylindrical gray plastic body that widens slightly toward flat, black base. Silver tip ending in black felt tip with black ink. Cylindrical gray plastic cap has silver metal clip on side and black end.DimensionsLength x Width x Depth (a-b together): 5.313 x 0.438 x 0.5 in. (13.5 x 1.1 x 1.3 cm)Length x Diameter (a): 5.188 x 0.438 in. (13.2 x 1.1 cm)
Length x Width x Depth (b): 1.438 x 0.438 x 0.5 in. (3.7 x 1.1 x 1.3 cm)
Marks(a)
Side has white text:
"recap... / STAEDTLER / pigment liner / DRAWING & WRITING / waterproof lightfast document proof / [repeated text in other languages] / PP Germany / UPC 308 05-9 / 0 31901 33044 6".
Side has orange text near base "05 05 05".
(b)
Top end has silver "05".
Clip has maker logo at bottom.
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)
On View
Not on view
1969-1974
