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Ben Franklin Drawing 550 6H

Brand: Blaisdell Pencil Co.

Made in: USA

A popular line for the Blaisdell Pencil Co, but you don't see many of the Ben Franklin Drawing 550's.  Here there are two different variations. NOTE:  The harder to find top model is available for purchase here.

$3.00

In stock

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.