MI1743  Zaner Bloser Mechanical Pencil, Desk style, no clip, wood, bright red with white metal center section, Twist to extend 1.1mm dia lead, manual repel. Measures 6.25 inches long. There is a hole at the barrel end which may have once held an eraser, but at only 1/8 inch diameter it would have been a very small eraser! Marked at top of barrel: ZABCO COLS, O. PAT APPLD FOR. This is the only ZB pencil we have ever seen in this style, I suspect it was one of the earliest models, probably ca.

Zanerian Black Gloss Ink Bottle - bottle is 2 3/8 inches in height and 1.75 inch diameter. Black label with white print. Zaner Bloser 612 N Park St Columbus, Ohio. Do not to mix ink with other color or kind. A nice Zanerian flourish on front labels of bottle. (1 avail)