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1987

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1994

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2015

2025

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Pencil Sharpener (Denmark), 1987

This is a Pencil sharpener. It was designed by Kenneth Grange and manufactured by Oun and firm: Pentagram. It is dated 1987 and we acquired it in 1994. Its medium is molded plastic, expoxy-coated aluminum. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

It is credited Gift of Arango Design Foundation.

Its dimensions are

8.4 x 8.5 x 11.5 cm (3 5/16 x 3 3/8 x 4 1/2 in.)

Cite this object as

Pencil Sharpener (Denmark), 1987; Designed by Kenneth Grange (English, b. 1929); Manufactured by Oun; Firm: Pentagram (United Kingdom); molded plastic, expoxy-coated aluminum; 8.4 x 8.5 x 11.5 cm (3 5/16 x 3 3/8 x 4 1/2 in.); Gift of Arango Design Foundation; 1994-31-145

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