Dawn of the Fingertip - and Beyond

The other day I introduced a brown and grey striated Mastercraft, with lettering on the clip that was "twisted" sideways. 

Well, there were actually two brown and grey Mastercraft pencils in that lot, and the other one was even more unusual.  While the lettering runs horizontally on this one, as I would expect . . .

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