Joseph Dixon Crucible Company produced primarily wooden pencils from the mid-1800's into the 21st century. They are still in business as Dixon Ticonderoga Company, still producing wooden pencils. Here showing is a pamphlet they did for the kids. Printing date is 1904. The cover is not worn. It was printed to look like that.  Enjoy.

     

  Just a cool, little noname pencil. 5 1/2 inches long.

  In 1909 the tower of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Building in New York City was completed. Tiffany created a magic pencil representing the tower. The pictured example is shown here in the fully extended position. Calendar courtesy of my buddy Jon Veley. Enjoy!

  Osmia of Germany produced very nice mechanical pencils. Here showing are two examples from the late 1920's - mid 1930's period.

Shown here are a couple store display writing instrument cases. Circa thereabouts 1925 - 1930. On the left is an Eberhard Faber and on the right is a Koh-I-Noor. For the curious, that is a boxed Parker bridge set sitting in the right case.

A couple mechanical pencils circa 1920.

On top is an English, silver plated pencil. The mechanism is actually patented. The mechanism features an outer shell that extends the lead by pulling the shell towards the tip. Reversing the action allows the lead to be pushed manually back into the body.

Bottom piece is a French, black hard rubber pencil. It features some very nice knurling and chasing. The mechanism is a twist to propel/repel system.

Each pencil is just under 5 inches long.

The Post Office delivers.

Three metal clutch activated Eagle pencils circa 1885 (clutch activated = turn the release point on the pencil to free the lead, set it via gravity to write and then re-tighten for use).

A nice Swanberg propel pencil in wood grain circa 1930. Surprised me how well made.

Good day!