The Ones I Picked Up . . .

As I mentioned a few days ago, the Philadelphia Show was the event at which I finally had an hour or two to really study the things on Andy Beliveau’s table. And I didn’t just study and chat, either – I actually brought home a few Victorian "magic" pencils from Andy’s table. Here’s the ones I brought home from Philly, five of which came from Andy. As for the sixth, I don’t remember which one that was or where I got it:

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Mother of Pearl.. or The Mother of All Pearls?

When I chase after a Victorian pencil, I'm normally like a dog chasing after a car:  I wouldn't know what to do with it if I caught it.  Such was the case with my acquisition of an example of the "Pearl":

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