And Then There Were . . . 7 1/2?

Categorizing Sheaffer Pearl Center Pencils (Pearlies) is the kind of thing that can drive you a little bit batty. I devoted pages 144 to 146 in The Catalogue – probably more than anybody cared to know – and in the year or so since the book came out, I’ve done a couple articles here showing off other variations that have come to light since. As it stands, there are seven distinct variations on the Pearlie theme:

From left, these are the flat ball clip, the flat broad Sheaffer clip, the flat broad Fineline clip, the humped Sheaffer clip, the ribbed horizontal Sheaffer clip, the ribbed vertical Sheaffer clip, and . . . whatever that last thing is.

At around the time I was picking up all these Canadian Sheaffers, I saw this one in an online auction:

To learn more, this full article is included in The Leadhead's Pencil Blog Volume 2, available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble and everywhere else you buy books, or you can order a copy signed by yours truly through the Legendary Lead Company HERE.