Is there anything special about these pencils?

mmync

I got these pencil clips a really long time ago, and these are the pencils that they came on. Am I supposed to keep the clips on these pencils, or are they just plain old pencils with no value?

TNTonPMS

I would definitely NOT remove them from the pencils if they came like that .
Those are really cool pencils and pins , never saw those before .

swartz1

dont ask me - havent been in business as long as you !!

nightcrawler

Cool, I'd keep the pencils too if they were mine.

DrJ

Look like standard though older wood pencils to me. I don't think the pencils add any value to collectible, but they sure do help make the toppers display nicely.

J

vintagetoppsguy

You need a good pencil sharpener. May I suggest this one...

nightcrawler

Is that the Axtell Super Sharpener?

vintagetoppsguy

No, that is the Gary Super Sharpener! You get one free with every purchase because you're going to get screwed one way or the other.

nightcrawler

stuffenmescollectiblecloset

nam812

I knew it was the Gary version once I saw it had breasts.

lawnmowerman

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Modern pencils are the descendants of ancient writing instruments.
In ancient Rome, scribes wrote on papyrus (an early form of paper) with a thin metal rod called a stylus, which left a light but readable mark. Other early styluses were made of lead. Today we still call the core of a pencil the "lead" even though it is made from nontoxic graphite.

Graphite came into widespread use following the discovery of a large graphite deposit in Borrowdale, England in 1564. Graphite left a darker mark than lead, but was so soft and brittle that it required a holder. At first, sticks of graphite were wrapped in string. Later, the graphite was inserted into wooden sticks that had been hollowed-out by hand! The wood-cased pencil was born.


The first mass-produced pencils were made in Nuremberg, Germany in 1662. Until the war with England cut off imports, pencils used in America came from overseas. (William Monroe, a cabinetmaker in Concord, Massachusetts, made the first American wood pencils in 1812.) Benjamin Franklin advertised pencils for sale in his Pennsylvania Gazette in 1729. George Washington used a three-inch pencil when he surveyed the Ohio Territory in 1762.
Click here to learn more about famous people who have used pencils.
The first mass-produced pencils were unpainted, to show off their high-quality wood casings. However, by the 1890s, many manufacturers were painting their pencils and giving them brand names. There's an interesting story behind the familiar yellow color of the common pencil. Click this link to find out why pencils are yellow.

Early American pencils were made from Eastern Red Cedar, a strong, splinter-resistant wood that grew in Tennessee and other parts of the southeastern United States. By the 1900s, pencil manufacturers needed additional sources of wood, and turned to California's Sierra Nevada mountains. There they found Incense-cedar, a species that grew in abundance and made superior pencils. California Incense-cedar soon became the wood of choice for domestic and international pencil makers.

To ensure the continued availability of Incense-cedar, forest workers have carefully managed the stands of trees in which Incense-cedar grows, and timber companies have been careful to harvest the trees on a sustained-yield basis. "Sustained-yield" means that the annual growth of the forest is greater than the amount harvested from the forest. Forests managed on a sustained-yield basis are abundant and healthy, and will continue to provide wood for people and habitat for animals for generations to come

AUPT

For what it's worth, the Standard Catalog lists about 50 of those Indians pencil clips issued between 1948-52. In NM they're cataloged at $35 for non-stars, $45-60 for Hall of Famers and $125 for Paige. Definitely keep them with their attached pencils for added (minor) value in case you sell.