Lost and Not Yet Found

One of my greatest pleasures in collecting is finding pencils with names I’ve not yet heard of. Unfortunately, for so many of these the story behind them remains lost to history, so right now, I can’t do anything more than say "here they are."

So I’ll just document these and put them out there, in the hopes that for someone out there in cyberland these will ring a bell and with any luck, prompt an email that will bring a box, paperwork or some other additional information to light (or at least a few humorous cracks from the usual smart-alecks).

First is one marked "Master," which surfaced in an online auction . . .

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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