The Mastercraft's Little Brother

On page 102, frame 9 of The Catalogue, I've pictured what I call "Later Mastercraft style pencils.  Notice how closely the bottom example resembles the Mastercraft I discussed a couple days ago?

I'm not sure whether these were produced as a different, lower product line contemporaneously with the Mastercraft series, or whether they were a later and lower quality version of the Mastercraft line.  Recently, I've found a couple more of these . . .

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.

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