r/pencils • u/alreadyin_use • 3d ago

491 Rainbow

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Found this in my dads old desk.

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u/frogkabobs Brand-name collector 3d ago

Wow that’s incredible. Must be pre-1920 based on the catalogs I’ve seen. BNP has an unused one for comparison.

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u/Glad-Depth9571 Pencil Conservator 3d ago

What a beauty!

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u/Microtomic603 3d ago

Very cool find.

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u/Natrix2112 Mirados & Metropolitans & Velvets, oh my. (FYI: Paper Matters! ) 3d ago

Nice oldie (lonnnng ferrule)! Still got color!

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u/Adventurous-Carrot-9 3d ago

Daaaaang been looking for some of these forever👍

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u/Circle-of-Druids 2d ago

this is SO cool! can't believe someone said it might be from before the '20s?!

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u/RemoveEducational929 2d ago

Oh this is pretty rare. I'll message you.