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MI-792
Pencil - MI792
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-859
Pencil
Vintage Pen Pin - Pin the bright chrome button to your blouse or sweater and just pull out the coiled retractable chain to write! Very nice chrome pencil with painted sky blue stripes. Pencil measures 2.5 inches, button measures 7/8 inch. The fine silver colored chain extends to 16 inches. Twist mechanism uses 1.1mm diameter leads. These were very popular in the 1950s, but found as early as the 1930s. No maker markings on this one, but I would guess that it is from the 50s simply based on the painted design and pin style on the back. Good coil spring action on this one! I thought I'd scan it with a little more of the chain showing, but it recoils right back into the button. Very good condition, paint in perfect condition.
$30
MI-861
Pencil
Moore Vest Pocket Style Mechanical Pencil - Medium Jade Green with nice white flecks, gold filled crown, Moore Clip and ferrule. Marked at very top of barrel just below crown: Moore Gold Filled Pat Oct 13 - 26. Clip is engraved with The Moore Clip in small circle. Measures 4.5 inches long. Twist mechanism uses 1.1mm diameter leads. The gold filled parts of pencil show very light surface wear, barrel is in very good condition.
$45
MI-862
Pencil
Conklin Ringtop Mechanical Pencil - Solid jade green with gold filled crown and ferrule. Marked at very top of barrel just below crown: Conklin Toledo Ohio. Measures 4.25 inches long. Twist mechanism uses 1.1mm diameter leads. High point brassing on crown and some light brassing on ferrule near barrel end, overall very good condition.
$45
MI-871VT
Pencil
Conklin Utility Mechanical Pencil, ca. late 1920s – early 1930s, bright orange metal barrel, chrome trim, spoon style clip. Large girth pencil measures 5 3/16 inches long. Twist mechanism to extend and retract 1.1mm diameter leads. Excellent condition.
$40
MI-872VT
Pencil
Everfeed Mechanical Pencil, ca. 1940s, Black cap and barrel, high quality gold plated trim, nice art deco stepped detailing on clip. Cap actuated mechanism uses 1.1mm diameter leads. Measures 5 inches long. Very good condition.
$25
MI-874VT
Pencil
Unknown Maker, ca. 1920s – When I first glanced at this pencil, I thought it was a Wahl-Eversharp, the styling is almost identical! Standard sized metal pencil in gold filled metal with chevron engraving. Spoon style clip. The crown is engraved: Pat June 14, 1921 Other Pat’s Pending. Twist mechanism extends and retracts 1.1mm diameter leads. Measures 4 7/8 inches long. Engraving pattern is worn and not as crisp as it would have been some 80 years ago. A couple of tiny pin point dings on barrel. Overall, a nice example of an early 1920s pencil.
$15
NewCON-52
Pencil
Conklin No. 4VS Mechanical Pencil - ca. early 1920s, all gold filled metal with chevron chasing, ringtop, measures 4 inches long. Engraved on smooth portion at top of barrel: Pat 7-6-20 Rolled Gold No. 4VS Conklin Toledo Ohio Made in USA. Indicia is not engraved. Twisting the barrel extends and retracts 1.1mm diameter lead. There is a small scrape about 2.0mm wide about 1 1/8 inch down on the barrel from top, otherwise it is in excellent condition.
$35
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MI-916
Pencil
PaperMate Mechancial Pencil, US, early 1970s, black, lined chrome cap, smooth flat clip with double hearts engraved. Twist cap to extend and retrace 0.9mm diameter lead. Measures 5 1/8 inches long. Very good condition.
$10


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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!

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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.




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PCL-015
Pencil - 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







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