Pencils, eh
A virtual museum of the golden age of the Canadian pencil industry.
Last week a ran across an old pencil left behind at the photocopier. It is not common to see a number given to a pencil without a brand name. This pencil ist stamped "Canada - Finest Quality - No. 358 HB Medium". Generic pencils often have a minimal amount of stamping. While it looks to be made in Canada, the manufacturer is a bit of a mystery. I think this may have been made by Eagle for two reasons. The first reason is that the ferrule is identical to the ferrule from a Mirado pencils, just missing the red paint around the center. In the picture below you can see that these ferrules appear to be brass plated aluminum. The second reason is the "Finest Quality" statement which is common on old Mirado packages. If you have any more info on this pencil, please reach out. Solving these little mysteries is part of the fun of collecting old pencils.
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