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Brand: American Pencil Co.
Made in: Canada
The American Pencil company changed its name to the Venus Pen & Pencil Corp. in 1956..this pencil appears to be older. So what I gather is that in Canada The American Pencil Co. was known as the Venus Pencil Co. LTD. Most likely the same age as the American 557.
In 1860, Edward Weissenborn set up his pencil factory in Jersey City Heights, New Jersey. It was called the American Lead Pencil Company. In 1885, the American Lead Pencil Company was sold to the Reckford Family and by 1915 their New Jersey factories employed more than 2,000 people. In 1956 they changed the name to Venus Pen and Pencil Corp., and in 1967 they became Venus-Esterbrook through mergers. Then in 1971 they were bought out by Berol who two years later was acquired by Faber-Castell USA. The company was ultimately brought in under the Sanford Corporation during another buyout/merger while part of parent company Newell Rubbermaid (now Newell Brands).
