Pen used to sign the ratification of the 19th Amendment, 1920

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Object Details

maker
Eagle Pencil Company
Description
Pen used by Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby to sign the certificate of ratification of the 19th amendment on August 26, 1920, giving women the right to vote.
Location
Currently not on view
place made
United States: New York, New York City
general subject association
Women's Suffrage
See more items in
Political History: Political History, Reform Movements Collection
Government, Politics, and Reform
Woman Suffrage
Data Source
National Museum of American History
ID Number
PL.030858
catalog number
30858
accession number
66218
Object Name
pen
Physical Description
metal (point material)
wood (body material)
Measurements
overall approx.: 5 in; 12.7 cm
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-7f20-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Record ID
nmah_1423586