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!

Here for National Pencil Day I'm showing a gold filled Redipoint. This pencil made in the United States circa 1935 - 1940.

  Today's haul from the Post Office: top piece is an unusual, ring chased Sheaffer's gold filled metal pencil This one was produced during the late 1940's - early 1950's. Middle piece is a nice 1920's, gold filled metal Sheaffer's pencil . Bottom pencil is a very fine, no name Victorian in sterling, produced sometime in the 1890 - 1915 period.

Here's a nicely made silver metal, stick pencil featuring an attached beetle guest. Probably British. Time of production was in the 1910'ish vicinity.  Piece is a long 6 1/8".  This one, unlike many resembling it, does not pull apart and invert to double as a dip pen.

  I'm showing today a very cool Victorian magic pencil representing a two faced head; maybe like the comedy/drama thing. The pencil was made by the American Aikin Lambert Company in about 1880. The piece is about 2 1/2" long compressed and 3 1/2" extended.

  Two early Montblanc hard rubber pencils circa in the neighborhood of 1928. The large pencil is a #11, as marked. It is 8 sided and 5 3/4 inches in length. The smaller pencil is rounded and 3 1/8 inches in length (no model number discernable).