Tuesday, June 25, 2013

From the Mailbag: Byers and Hayes

Sue Hershey found a really nice pencil, and she sent me a few pictures to ask what I knew about it:


And what she found was that I knew absolutely nothing about it. At the top of the pencil, she’d found a cryptic imprint. Would that help?


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6 comments:

  1. MarthaJune 25, 2013 at 9:08 AM

    Very nice finds! Are these about 4 inches?

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  2. Brian AndersonJune 25, 2013 at 9:10 AM

    B&H made some nice pens, I have a couple in my collection. Thanks for posting the ads from teh American Stationer!

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  3. Jon VeleyJune 25, 2013 at 11:22 AM

    Mine is about 3 1/2 inches, Martha, and has the same lanyard as Sue's. I never asked Sue how long hers was, so I'll ask her to chime in here.

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  4. MarthaJune 25, 2013 at 11:35 AM

    Teeny! Like the "Peter Pan."

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  5. Sue HersheyJune 25, 2013 at 12:11 PM

    Thank you so much for all the info about my pencil it measures 3 1/8".

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  6. MarthaJune 25, 2013 at 3:06 PM

    Thank you, Sue. So much lovely detail in so little space!

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