It’s not marked, and it’s clearly not American – two strikes and usually that’s an out in my book. On the plus side, though, it’s a really interesting pencil to look at . . . and I’ve already written about them before:
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Hi, Jon! I saw this beautiful and unusual pencil when I stopped by your booth in DC, so I'm delighted to see the close-up photos and learn more about it. I still can't make up my mind about how it's made. One thought: if you can get a look at the inner surface of the barrel, it would look quite different from the outer surface if it's been cast.
ReplyDeleteAnother thought: perhaps the heavier outlines of the design were cast, and then filled in with actual filigree (the individual wire curls).
LLK from Ohio