Canadian Pacific
Canadian Pacific was established in the 1880s to build a rail link from Eastern Canada to British Columbia. Canadian Pacific pencils were manufactured by Dixon, Venus, Eagle and the Canadian Pencil Co. in several paint colors. Typically, these show the manufacturer and the words "Canadian Pacific" printed in the centre of the pencil.
Canadian National Railways
Canadian National (CN), Canada's largest railway, was referred to as "Canadian National Railways" (CNR) between 1919 and 1960. They purchased CNR branded pencils from various Canadian manufacturers. The "Canadian National System", as some of these pencils are labeled, included railways, hotels and other Canadian National infrastructure.
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S-301-HB
S-302-3H
S-303-HB
S-315 Soft Copying Pencil
The S-315 is a soft copying pencil. Earlier versions had "Canadian National System" printed on the side and later versions had the familiar "Work in Safety" slogan.
S-316 Hard Copying Pencil
The S-316 is a hard copying pencil with a standard sized core. Some of these pencils have "hard copying" stamped on the side.
S-317 Medium Copying
The S-317 is a Medium Copying pencil. This is an older version as it says Canadian national Railways instead of Canadian National System on it.
S-318
The S-318 has a soft thick core. Perhaps somewhere in the 2B to 4B range.
S-320 Blue Checking Pencil
S-321 Red Checking Pencil
Be a CN booster 48-87-450
This is a newer hexagonal pencil. It is likely not made in Canada but earlier versions of this pencil were.