Pen, Ball-point
- Object Name:
- Pen, Ball-point
- Object ID:
- 2010.002.01
- Creator:
- Parker Pen Company
- Place of Origin:
- United Kingdom
- Date:
- 2009
- Description:
- Pen used by Governor John Lynch to sign legislation designating the Chinook as the New Hampshire State Dog, 2009. Stainless steel ball-point pen with two-piece body and arrow-shaped clip. Stamped "PARKER MADE IN UK P." at base of top section of body. Spring-loaded button at top. Removable cartridge, stamped in ink, "PARKER Ballpen Refill / ISO 12757.2 / Medium / Made in U[K]".
- Material:
- Metal
Steel - Dimensions:
- W-0.5 L-5 Dia-0.4 inches
- Provenance:
- Governor John Lynch signed Senate Bill 13, designating the Chinook as the State Dog, on June 8, 2009. It was signed at the Ross A. Lurgio Middle School in Bedford, NH. The lobbying effort was spearheaded by seventh-grade students at the school, along with their science teacher, Jen Johnson Wells, who donated the pen on behalf of Chinooks New England. Jen Wells is a Chinook owner and past president of Chinooks New England. The bill was sponsored by Senator Sheila Roberge of Bedford.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Chinooks New England
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