I'd like to show today a collapsable 19th-century novelty walking stick. Broken down it features a not very usable mechanical pencil and dip pen. The body is wood. The metal is possibly or likely brass. Assembled the cane is 29 1/4 inches long and just under 1/2 inch in diameter It was made in Germany, England, or America.

A few mechanical pencils for a Wednesday: Left to write: Six Eversharps, a Carter's, and an Eagle. Circa 1920s and 1930s Average size 5 1/2 inches. All were made in America.

  A couple Sunday mechanical pencils. Circa 1920 - 1950. From left to write: marked Japan, Conklin, Diamond Point, Waterman's, Chilton, Diamond Point, Eagle, Cross, unknown, Parker, Sheaffer's, Diamond Point.

 A few Victorian pencils today. 

Left side top down:

A maker unmarked silver stick, tip twist deployed  

Sampson Mordan gold dropper, button deployed  

Sampson Mordan figural pipe, porcupine quill stem and ivory bowl, button/slider deployed        2  

Right side top down:

A.W. Faber silver cedar holder collar slider deployed 

A maker unmarked silver stick, center twist deployed  

Riddle silver stick, button/slider deployed  

The pieces closed range in size from 2 11/16" to 3 3/8" inches. Cira 1850 - 1920.

This one is likely a store display model (non-working) of an Eagle wooden pencil. Circo 1920s - give or take a decade or two.

Weekend mechanical pencils from the stash. Circa 1920s through 1950s. From left to write: Presto, Waterman's, Paris Zodiac, Germany(country), Blazsdell, Carter's, Mont Blanc, Presto, John Holland, noname, Esterbrook, and Moore. The container is 7 3/4 inches across by 5 1/2 inches tall for a measurement perspective. Please excuse the camera distortation on the top of the Moore.

  A few Sunday mechanical pencils for your listening entertainment: Keene, Zaner-Bloser by Parker, Parker, Parker, Diamond Point, Monroe, Monroe, Autopoint, Leboeuf, noname, Fin-Sharp,  and Gold Bond.