Miscellaneous Pencils

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This page last updated 5/2/08

German Bakelite Pencils

We found a small stash of older German pencils in their original boxes marked Made in Germany. The pencils are made of bakelite and utilize a twist mechanism and 1.8mm leads. They are in at least near mint condition and show no signs of use at all. Each measures 4 inches long.

There was never an eraser on these. While I am not 100% certain, these appear to have originally been drafting pencils. There are no markings on the pencils.

MI669

German Bakelite Drafting Pencil, Brown, box not included

$15

Miscellaneous Mechanical Pencils

MI-656	Caran d'Ache Ecridor Ammonite Clutch Pencil, recent production – Sterling hallmarked .800, hexagonal panels with barley engraving, push button activated uses 0.7mm leads, measures 4.25 inches long. Light wear to top of push button otherwise excellent. No box. Suggested Retail $250	$150
MI-792	Conklin Nozac Mechanical Pencil, ca. 1930s - Faceted barrel in solid black, gold filled trim and clip. Clip is imprinted Conklin. Twist mechanism uses 1.1mm dia leads, pencil measures 5.5 inches long. Celluloid is in very good condition, but there is brassing to clip end and lower edges, also to bottom edge of cap band.	$65
MI-826	Yellowstone National Park Jumbo Pencil - This souvenir pencil dates to the mid-1960s and is from Yellowstone National Park, Old Faithful is illustrated in color. Twist mechanism uses 1.1mm diameter lead. Measures a very long 11.5 inches. And comes complete with a cute little pink tassel at the top near the very hard eraser! Very good condition.	$15
MI-834	Silverplate Mechanical Ringtop Pencil - No maker's name on this ca. 1920s ringtop mechanical pencil. Quality is high and it is in working order. Unusual bale at top of pencil. Also an unusual machine engraved pattern with small checks alternating with vertical lines. Measures 3 5/8 inches long. Silver plate and marked: Triple Plate. Twist mechanism operates by turning the smooth knob at top of pencil, expel only, no auto repel. Uses 1.1mm dia leads. No dings or dents and indicia has not been engraved. Very good condition.	$30
MI-838	Autopoint Mechanical Pencil for Bell System, Sky Blue with chrome plated trim and clip, exposed eraser. Twist mechanism uses 1.1mm diameter leads. Six sided barrel is engraved: Bell System Property. Measures 5 5/8 inches long. I'm certainly not a Bell System pencil expert, but we've seen many and always in dark green or black, so this one in bright Sky Blue is a bit different! Very good condition.	$10

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Vintage Mechanical Pencils

Most mechanical pencils made before the late 1960s and some even after that are refilled by feeding lead in from the Point End. Those that feed from the barrel (below the eraser) are a fairly modern invention! Don't be fooled by leads in the barrel, in older pencils, that was simply a space to store a few extra leads, but that's it - just storage. As always with vintage writing instruments, exceptions will crop up!

The instruction below are from a Sheaffer package insert, but apply to most older mechanical pencils.

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Collectible Woodcase Pencils

Wood pencils may very well be the most user friendly writing instrument in the world!

Generally non-toxic, wood pencils are leak-proof, can delete your errors and are not subject to electronic snafus. Not to mention they are inexpensive and easy to acquire. A wood pencil can write on average a line abut 35 miles long - about 45,000 words. A sharpened pencil point can withstand writing pressure of about 3700 pounds of pressure per square inch before breaking off.

Early references to graphite date back to around 1564 when plumbago was discovered by shepherds and used to mark their flocks. In 1779 K.W. Scheele in Sweden discovered that plumbago was a form of carbon and named it graphite. In 1662, Friedrich Staedtler opened a pencil shop in Nurnberg, Germany. Kaspar Faber first commercially produced pencils in 1765 in Stein, Germany by binding graphite with Bavarian clay. Faber Castell continues to make pencils and other writing instruments today. Other early pencil inventors were Corte of France and Hardtmuth of Austria who worked on perfecting the graphite composition. Today, many of the early formulas for graphite are still in use by pencil makers.

Quattro Pencils

Quattro Rainbow Pencils - Fun for Everyone!

Once a year, we get in a bunch of these fun pencils, The Quattro. They make great little gifts for the kids (yes, it's ok to let adults use them, too!) and are great for stimulating those creative juices. Each pencil blends four different colors of soft lead: blue, yellow, green and red. Write rainbows, but don't delay since quantities are limited!


QUATTRO	Quattro four color pencil	$2 each or 3 for $5

PCL-002

DIETZGEN Edco Hyperion Drawing Pencils, yellow box opens from the center, 12 Dietzgen 4H pencils inside, yellow hexagonal, no erasers, unsharpened, marked: Eugene Dietzgen Co No 3136 Eco Hyperion 4H.

$10

PCL-010

St. Louis - San Francisco Railway No. 2 Pencils, Assorted colors imprinted: Care for your safety and St. Louis San Francisco Railway. Great imprints, all in very good condition, some have been sharpened.

$2 each

PCL-011

Ohio Bell - AT&T Pencils - Imprinted with Bell System telephone logo and The Ohio Bell Telephone Co - American Telephone and Telegraph Co, plus: The Telephone Service Center, Fletcher General Hospital, Cambridge, Ohio. These pencils are traditionally called "golf pencils" although I suspect in this case, they were used by operators at Fletcher Hospital. Each measures 3.5 inches. Assorted colors, let us select for you! Very good condition, showing little if any signs of use.

$1 each

PCL-013

AW Faber Water-Color Pencil Set - Nicely illustrated easel box from AW Faber, Germany of water color pencils. Measures 4 x 7.25 inches. Nine pencils inside, all have been used. Light pencil marks on front of box.

$15

PCL-015

GIANT PENCIL! Bright Orange wood pencil measures 16 in long and is 1.25 inches in diameter. There is some graphite lead in the tip so you can write with it at least for awhile, you're on your own to sharpen it! Photo shown with a regular Dixon Ticonderoga No. 2 yellow pencil for size comparison. Recent production, these would make a great display piece, quite the attention getter!

$10

PCL-017

Dixon Vintage Election Pencil No. 279. Pencil is brown with silver lettering. Brass cap on end where the eraser normally is. Attached to this brass cap is a long string with eye hood screw at the end. These would have been used at an election booth or maybe by election officers many years ago. Measures 7.25 in long. We thought these were just the neatest little historical item, we had never seen them before. At least near mint, if not mint, condition.

$3 each OR 2/$5

PCL-019

American Pencil Co No. 113 Carbon Wood Pencil. Round. Eraser-less. Neither end ever sharpened and in excellent condition.

PCL-028

Dixon / Shell Oil wood pencil - woodcase pencils have advertising for Shell Gasoline and Motor Oil. No erasers (never had them), blue lead, pencils are unsharpened and in very good condition. Measure 7 inches long.

$1 each

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