How old is this mechanical pencil?

[Sled Dog]

Found this cool leather pouch at the thrift store...

Inside was what I thought was a pen

It has that look and feel of being quite old...

Turned out to be a nice small, thin mechanical pencil

The outer housing appears to be gold, probably plated or gold filled, although I can not see any base metal showing anywhere.
You can see the corrosion on the end of the inner mechanical part

Cool little pencil and case...who says you cant buy anything for a quarter any more
Anyone care to take a guess at the age of it? There are no markings anywhere in or on the pencil or case
Thx

 

[oc_in_fw]

Well, the work firewall blocked the pics, but I had my iPad on my desk (they cannot stop me ). No idea, but it looks cool, and that case is nice. Did you really get it for a quarter?

 

[mark the shoeshine boy]

could that be a drafting pencil.....they use to draw plans by hands before CAD, ya know

 

[brianw]

I think Mark may be onto something...I concur it sure does look like a drafting pencil.

 

[Prince]

Drafting pencil. I'm assuming if you press down, the clutch will open and the lead will drop out. If so, that's what it is.

 

[Sled Dog]

Drafting pencil. I'm assuming if you press down, the clutch will open and the lead will drop out. If so, that's what it is.
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I have no idea if its a drafting pencil or not...its not the size of a normal pencil though...its only 4" long and maybe 3/16 diameter,,,seems kinda small for a drafting pencil..

No idea, but it looks cool, and that case is nice. Did you really get it for a quarter?

Yes...cant go wrong for a quarter

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[Etoyoc_Rebmos]

looks like a 2mm lead holder... which could certainly be used for drafting.

 

[Vlad]

As a collector of 2mm drafting leadholders I don't think this is a drafting leadholder. This 2mm leadholder appears to use a pushbutton clutch mechanism and together with its styling makes me think it is from the 1950s or early 1960s. 2mm Pushbutton clutch mechanism leadholders were most popular from the 50s to the 70s for drafting. In the 80s the 0.5mm mechanical pencils gradually became more popular. The shape and size is similar to an Eberhard Faber leadholder I have but yours is of much better quality. If you have the time you may find a drawing of it on Google Patents. Regards.
Great info!

And Welcome to B&B! We could use a pencil geek here in The Nib.

 

[airmech]

And Welcome to B&B! We could use a pencil geek here in The Nib.

Jim,

Where did you get the quote from "Collections Uncovered"? I didn't see it in this thread.

Tom

 

[Pkrankow]

Some artists I know like that type of lead holder. I have a few from taking drafting in high school and collage, but not nearly that elegant. Better (larger) office and art supply stores will have the leads in various hardness and colors for your to enjoy. The grading scale for hardness of the lead slips my memory, which is OK since I haven't used out what I bought 15 years ago for class.

When we realized the prof would accept .5mm pencil lines EVERYBODY bought a pack of cheap BIC pencils and the different grades of leads since that meant no sharpening and accurate line weight! (and as a side effect higher neatness grades) We just labeled the pencil what it was loaded with.

Funny story: We used rubber crumbs to prevent hand prints on drawings. Pretty standard stuff that was almost gone by the time I took drafting due to CADD software. Well, someone switched the contents of the shakers from rubber crumbs to Parmesan cheese. Took half the lab period for anybody to figure it out!

Phil

 

[Sled Dog]

Jim,

Where did you get the quote from "Collections Uncovered"? I didn't see it in this thread.

Tom

Good question....if you click on the small arrow beside "Collections Uncovered" it takes you to the top of this thread...yet that post seems to be missing

 

[nemo]

Jim,

Where did you get the quote from "Collections Uncovered"? I didn't see it in this thread.

Tom

That post was deleted.

 

[syngent]

That post was deleted.

thats a shame was a great post good thing Vlad nabbed it

Sled that a cool looking pencil, specially for 25 cents cool case for it too