Thursday, September 6, 2012

Diamonds, But Not In The Rough

Collectors of Diamond Points draw a bright line between the high quality pieces the company made during their early days in the 1920s and the more conventional, but cheaper pens and pencils the company turned out from the late 1930s forward. But say what you will about their later stuff, the colors and patterns they used were just spectacular and nearly all were unique to this brand.

In a weak moment, I saw two in separate online auctions a few weeks ago, and even though I thought the opening bids were a little high on both of them I simply couldn’t resist them . . .

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




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