Wednesday, October 29, 2014

The Matryoshka Herring

There was something in yesterday’s article that I promised I would get back to, and yet I didn’t. It concerned an offhand remark that the pencils advertised by Dunn & Rodenberg in 1919:


Bore more of a resemblance to these pencils, made by the American Lead Pencil Company of New York:


To learn more, this full article is included in The Leadhead's Pencil Blog Volume 3, 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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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousFebruary 27, 2016 at 7:16 PM

    I have the American Pencil, the one that is capped with the blue jewel. Do you know how old these pencils are? my pencil has the extra leads in the cap and the pencil works perfectly except the eraser is rounded from use. my pencil looks as good as the one on your page except the eraser of course. Any idea what I could get for this pencil if I were to sell it.

    Respectfully,
    RBloomfield03@comcast.net

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 27, 2016 at 7:26 PM

    I also have the original packaging (cardboard box) that the pencil came in.

    Respectfully,
    RBloomfield03@comcast.net

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