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Here's a nifty little find from Chicago.

This is a clutch pencil with a painted metal barrel, and it strongly resembles the Lovejoy patent design that was used on some Moore, Eversharp and Dur-O-Lite pencils, but it might be different on the inside -- I haven't been able to get it apart.  The pencil sports a Listo accommodation clip, but the clip may or may not be original to this pencil. . .

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