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Originally Posted by ethereal_reality
Thanks for solving the sign mystery, HenryHuntington.
Otis, you piqued my curiousity so I googled Keuffel & Esser items.
This cast iron pencil sharpener isn't the most impressive Keuffel & Esser item but it certainly brought back memories of drafting class.
..........If I remember correctly, you stuck your pencil in the hole and moved the top part in circles. (there was sandpaper inside
etsy
It was made of cast iron so it wouldn't fly off the table.
Does anyone else remember using one of these things to sharpen a pencil?
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E.R. - From my "extensive" drafting experience in 9th grade shop class, I remember using one of these sharpeners.
As I recall, these were not meant for common wood pencils, but instead to put a sharp point on a mechanical drafting pencil.
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My recollection is that the lead in these old mechanical pencils was quite a bit thicker than modern pencils.
The old sharpeners kept a nice point on the pencil, which was needed for drafting work.
With today's pencils, the lead is very thin and sharpening is unnecessary.