Fred Harvey Company Pencil

Association Fred Harvey Company (Florence, Kansas, 1876 - 1968)

Dateca. 1950

Mediumwood, graphite

Dimensions7 × 3/8 in. (17.8 × 1 cm)

ClassificationsTools, Implements & Weights

Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Deb Slaney

Object numberPC2009.1.1

DescriptionThis pencil is a promotional piece for the Fred Harvey Company. The Fred Harvey Company started in 1876 and revolutionised the hospitality industry with the Harvey House hotels, which were placed along the railroad and Route 66. The pencil is unsharpened and has no eraser. It is all navy blue with a line of fading gold text near the bottom. The text reads "FRED HARVEY SERVICE."

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