Pencils with the name "Mascot" on the clip don’t get much respect from collectors. Usually, they are tacky-looking gold plated numbers, often times with an equally tacky looking plastic "jewel" mounted on the top. Occasionally you might find a hand painted, but it will still be hand painted over a tacky looking gold plated number with an equally tacky looking plastic jewel on top. Lipstick on a pig, as the saying goes.
However, when I saw this one I knew I had to have it . . .
NOTE: This article is now included in the print version of
The Leadhead's Pencil Blog, available anywhere you buy books, or also from The Legendary Lead Company.
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