Ben Franklin 500 No.3 Medium Hard

Name: Ben Franklin 500 No.3 Medium Hard by Blaisdell Pencil Co. | Brand Name Pencils
Brand: Blaisdell Pencil Co.

Brand: Blaisdell Pencil Co.

Made in: USA

Ben Franklin 500 with blue foil 3. Loved these as a kid circa 1980.

Vintage
Standard ferrule
No.3

About Blaisdell Pencil Co.

Founded in 1893, Blaisdell Pencil Co. was based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and had a short stint in England, too. Founder Frederick Blaisdell was granted a U.S. patent in 1895 for the shelf-sharpening paper-pencil. Until about 1946, Blaisdell was the sole manufacturer of a pencil with a string sharpening feature. The company became a subsidiary of Eagle Pencil Company around the 1930s, and eventually merged with Berol.