The Oxymorons

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“Nice Arnold....”  two words that you don’t normally associate with each other.  Sure, the colors are nice, but Arnold brand pencils, made by Remmie Arnold in Petersburg, Virginia, are generally otherwise . . . not nice. 

These two, however, defy the norm for the brand:

The large black and pearl must be from very early on after Arnold acquired the Edison Pen Company.  The clip has a nicely detailed logo:

And the imprint is reminiscent of the elaborate Edison imprints (see http://leadheadpencils.blogspot.com/2016/12/one-heckuva-imprint.html):

With respect to the other pencil, before you dismiss it as “just an advertiser,” have a closer look at what it advertises:

“R.L. Arnold Pen Company, Inc. / Petersburg, Virginia, USA / Manufacturers of / Fountain Pens and Mechanical Pencils.:  Not bad at all . . . a pencil advertising pens!