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Pen Wipe – Gnome Pushing Wheelbarrow
| Categories | Accessories, Figural - Mythology; Literature; Religion; Fictional |
| Type | Gnome / Elf, Pen Wipe |
| Material | White metal |
| Markings | Unmarked |
| Manufacturer | Undetermined |
| Origin | Undetermined |
| Date or Era | circa 1890 |
| Measuring | 4 ½” long; 4 ½” high |
A gnome (or elf?) is smoking a pipe and pushing a wheelbarrow which holds natural bristles made stiff to clean the nibs of dip pens.
Estimated value: $300
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