I was astounded by the sheer quantity of pencil shapes, colours, and brands of pencils collected and shown at Bob Truby’s Brand Name Pencils. Considering that mot people take their HB pencil for granted, this site really shows what was once out there.
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How interesting that you posted this on the heels of my “I took The Fire Drill” pencil photo on flickr! I wonder if Bob would be interested in my pencil.