The Great Thing These Pencils Have in Common

Today I'm offering a pair of seemingly unrelated pencils, which are now forever linked in my mind by a single commonality. 

The first is a mid-1930s Eagle with the distinctive arrow clip that I theorize in The Catalogue is probably Canadian. The celluloid,a  mix of brown and red, is very unique among vintage pencils and could be said to be ahead of its time, since many fountain pens currently in production are made in acrylics using a very similar color pallate. . .

NOTE:  This article is now included in the print version of The Leadhead's Pencil Blog, available anywhere you buy books, or also from The Legendary Lead Company.

To order, here's the link:  Volume 1 at Legendary Lead Company