A Field Guide to Sheaffer's Pencils

The W.A. Sheaffer Pen Company, founded in 1912, was one of the first major writing instrument manufacturers in America to fully embrace mechanical pencils as a vital component in its business. For half a century after the introduction of the "Sharp Point" pencil in 1917, Sheaffer led the industry with numerous technical and design innovations which resulted in some of the most beautiful and durable mechanical pencils ever made.

A Field Guide to Sheaffer Pencils thoroughly examines the histor...