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Manufactured by:
Montblanc, German, founded 1906  Search this
Used by:
Michele A. Roberts, American, born 1956  Search this
Subject of:
National Basketball Association, American, founded 1946  Search this
National Basketball Players Association, American, founded 1954  Search this
Medium:
resin and metal and ink
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 5/8 × 5 1/2 × 1/2 in. (1.6 × 14 × 1.3 cm)
Type:
pens
Place used:
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Date:
January 19, 2017
Description:
This is a Montblanc blue ink ballpoint pen with black body (a) and cap (b), used by Michele A Roberts, Executive Director of the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA), to sign the NBPA's collective bargaining agreement with the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 2017. The cap is detachable and has a silver clip and a silver ring around the base embossed with [MONT BLANC]. Incised in silver onto the side of the cap is a figure of a basketball player with ball. The pen has a silver tip and silver accents at the cap base and end. The pen is stored in black Montblanc box with white interior.
Topic:
African American  Search this
Basketball  Search this
Business  Search this
Labor  Search this
Sports  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of National Basketball Players Association
Object number:
2017.22ab
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Tools and Equipment-Sports and Recreational
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd584660fe5-b6f0-496e-a0f9-ba760f1d0552
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2017.22ab