This morning while doing the Chicago Tribune's crossword puzzle,
I stumbled upon this incredible 20th century pencil sharpener in my Mom's kitchen!
It works perfectly.
What a GEM of a find, huh?
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Friday, September 25, 2009
Functioning Antiquity Discovered!
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I still use a slightly newer antique than this to sharpen my non-repro blue pencils, since non-repro blue pencil leads for mechanical pencils are an extinct species.
These things always gave me a scare in elementary school. Have you ever seen it sharpen a pencil without the cover on?
Terrifying! It was like some angry little meat grinder.
I think there is a springboard for a horror story in that observation, Wil!
I have a similar antique at home that I use for the sole pencil I use each week playing D&D.
I like the shape and angle of the point on these devices much more than the ones provided by electric sharpeners.
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