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Brand: American Pencil Co.
Made in: USA
Here we have an original BNP hackwing featuring an American Venus Velvet 3557 No.2 with rare Casey Jones print, combined with a standard gold modern era Blackwing ferrule and Volumes 56 eraser. Nice! This pencil come to you unsharpened with the famous Velvet 3557 lead just waiting for some action!
What’s a hackwing, you ask? Well, for me it’s an original artistic expression. It's also an opportunity to freshen up a vintage pencil and by giving it an upgraded erasing experience.
$6.00
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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).
