Monday, April 2, 2012

The Pencil in the Iron Mask

Although this one wasn't the pencil I was looking at in that fuzzy ebay picture of a whole mess of pencils, when it arrived I had to give this one a closer look.  The pencil itself is pretty unremarkable -- just your typical, unmarked late 1940s or so pencil.  But that clip!

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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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I have one of these hooded clips on an all metal chrome pencil. The Hood on the clip says: MADE IN U.S.A. PAT. NO. 156413 and the shaft OF THE CLIP says WINDSOR

Michael Little
Phoenix, Arizona
eBay ID: Halfhyde