Showing posts with label Ronson. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ronson. Show all posts
Sunday, May 16, 2021

Milk, Honey, and Cheap Gas

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This article has been included in The Leadhead's Pencil Blog Volume 7, now available  here . If you don't want the book but you enjo...
Thursday, February 8, 2018

Couldn't Put My Finger On It

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This article has been edited and included in The Leadhead's Pencil Blog Volume 5; copies are available print on demand through Amazon  h...
Friday, January 25, 2013

Good Thing Both Of These Were In The Same Condition

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Joe didn’t know how badly he needed one of these. He’s a tough guy to surprise. Today's story begins at the Ohio Show, when Francis Bu...
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Monday, May 28, 2012

Getting a Better Grip on Ronsons

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Bruce Mindrup said that I had to have this every time I picked it up at his table in Chicago, and I must have picked it up a dozen times.  I...
Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Lighter Pencil Week Part 3: The Penciliter (second generation)

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After World War Two, Ronson resurrected the "Penciliter" name and introduced a radically streamlined version of the product, for w...
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Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Lighter Pencil Week Part 2: The Penciliter (first generation)

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It seems a little ironic that Ronson, after first introducing the streamlined Lite-O-Rite, would take what appeared to be a giant step backw...
Monday, March 12, 2012

Lighter Pencil Week Part 1: The Lite-O-Rite

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Welcome to Lighter Pencil week, focusing on combination mechanical pencils and lighters! To start things off, here's a "Lite-O-Ri...