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Retractable pencil

Retractable pencil in the shape of Nelson's Column. The lead is extended or retracted by the anchor slide on the 'column'. The pen is made of a silver-colour metal and has a yellow topaz in the base. At the top of the column is a figure in naval uniform, including a hat, stood on a base that has incised motifs. On one side is an anchor.

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Object details

ID:	OBJ0725
Type:	Retractable pencil
Display location:	Not on display
Events:	Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805; French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of Cape St Vincent, 1797 Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Copenhagen, 1801 French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Nile, 1798
Date made:	19th century (after 1843)
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund.
Measurements:	Overall: 100 mm x 10 mm x 10 mm