Joe Nemecek asked me some months ago if I had ever heard of a "John Birch" pencil. I hadn’t:
The spring-loaded button on the rear end opens the jaws, which close and clamp around a piece of lead when the button is released – exactly like an Eagle Automatic. But there are two problems:
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Thank you, Jon! I've been puzzling over one of the ones in the second patent image since I received it, trying to figure out how it could ever be useful as a pencil.
Now all I need is a key-wound watch and a chain and a vest ...
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