Whew!

I worry when I go out on a limb. Sure, part of throwing new research out there is having someone come forward with a piece of evidence you didn’t know about that proves you’re completely wrong. Sure, it’s all part of the learning process. But that doesn’t mean you don’t feel pretty silly when it happens.

I am pleased to report that this is not one of those stories.

I recently picked up another example of the Auto-Sharp:

This one is different from the one I featured in an article I wrote way back on January 30, 2012 (see https://leadheadpencils.blogspot.com/2012/01/auto-confusing-more-like.html). In the first place, it’s nickel silver rather than gold filled:

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Auto-Confusing, More Like . . .

At the Ohio Show last November, a fellow that was liquidating his collection had a nice selection of metal pencils, including this one.    Joe Nemecek, Michael Little and I spent quite a bit of time staring at the clip under a loupe, trying to figure out what it said.   It was like looking up at the clouds and saying "I think I see a doggie..."

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