God Speed, John Glenn's Pencil

Francis Meinhardt pulled me aside to show me an interesting set of Parker 21 pencils at the Triangle Pen Show in Raleigh.

These commemorate the astronauts of the Mercury Program, from 1961 to 1963. They are unusually heavy, given their sterling lower barrels. Each is engraved with the name of one of the astronauts . . .

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