Pencil sharpener

Title
Pencil sharpener
Year/Period
mid 20th century
Region
Germany, Singapore
Object Type
pencil sharpeners
Material
metal, plastic, iron
Dimension
Object size: H10 x Diameter 5 cm
Accession No.
2007-51069
Collection of
National Museum of Singapore

This interesting German-made sharpener belongs to a series of objects (accession nos. 2007-50972 to 51483) that document the lifestyle and consumption of a typical Chinese upper middle-class family in the mid 20th century.

 

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