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5 comments:
Jon, Perhaps Sheaffer could have imprinted these pencils on the barrel since the cap would have been missing from the double-ender configuration.
John H.
Correct, which means the parts were specially made for double-enders (no golf pencils have the imprint in this location).
If the parts were specifically made for double-enders, the design patent included on the imprint is irrelevant to the pencil. Hence the qeustion: was Sheaffer lazy and reusing the wrong imprint, or was there intent to passively claim patent rights that didn't exist?
Sheaffer reused parts on different models whenever it made sense and I don't think there was any disreputable intent on their part. Those double-ended pencils are cool.
Right - but these parts weren't reused. Look how much longer the two ends are than they are on a golf pencil.
Cool pencils!
Besides, regarding Sheaffer's golf pencil patent: From examining my Sheaffer Balance Combo, I'd bet the pencil-part is identical with the golf pencil.
Viktor
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