Saturday, April 6, 2013

Now Was That So Hard?

I’m a little obsessed with patents. Whenever I run across a pencil marked only with a patent date or patent number, I get that tingly, goosebumpy feeling and I can’t wait to look it up.

So when this one turned up in an online auction, I had to get it:


This tiny pencil is only marked around the nose:


"Pat. Jul 11 99."

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.



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