Swanky It Is!

Here’s one I’ve been meaning to write about for awhile, and one came my way through Frank Hoban and Michael Little in DC.

Now if you’re rolling your eyes, bear with me. Yeah, these tie-clip pencils epitomize the lounge lizards of the 1970s. I was given one as a birthday present when I was a kid, and even though I thought it was kind of neat, I could never bring myself to wear it in public, even with the clip-on ties I had to wear to church on Sundays.

But I wouldn’t bring these up if there weren’t a good story here.

This example is a little different in that it has a ruler on the side, and the measurements are also imprinted on the telescoping part . . .

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