tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7066831911322883231.post1067485581187251232..comments2024-03-24T18:57:45.174-07:00Comments on The Leadhead's Pencil Blog: Spots and DotsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7066831911322883231.post-72357068175583939112015-12-18T08:10:33.953-08:002015-12-18T08:10:33.953-08:00Fun Read :-) , Then there is Mentmore's "...Fun Read :-) , Then there is Mentmore's "The SPOT" a big white dot/spot on some of the early Mentmore pens. English.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12695979430181642735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7066831911322883231.post-86943128736000580782015-01-09T09:23:01.233-08:002015-01-09T09:23:01.233-08:00Hm... wouldn't be the first time Shaeffer appr...Hm... wouldn't be the first time Shaeffer appropriated someone else's idea!Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13745446577760542900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7066831911322883231.post-55394654820163785342015-01-09T08:24:22.074-08:002015-01-09T08:24:22.074-08:00Thanks for reading. I'm still tracking down l...Thanks for reading. I'm still tracking down leads for additional evidence, and I'm hoping this article might draw more information out. <br /><br />Sheaffer did not use a white dot on pencils until much later - post-War, in fact.Jon Veleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16324280175564551826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7066831911322883231.post-73587032028480305752015-01-09T07:52:23.060-08:002015-01-09T07:52:23.060-08:00How interesting. I'm not 100% convinced, but i...How interesting. I'm not 100% convinced, but it is strong circumstantial evidence that Sheaffer got the idea for the white dot from Dunhill's white spot. I haven't seen enough Sheaffer MPs to speak with authority on this, but I'm not sure that I've ever seen a Sheaffer pencil from that era with a white dot, only the fountain pens.jonrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03347031240153619560noreply@blogger.com