tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post6386393674515201059..comments2024-03-04T04:00:56.272+13:00Comments on DMP - Dave's Mechanical Pencils: Torpedo PencilKiwi-dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04092604091185842213noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-83672370204524335012023-05-28T12:30:37.497+12:002023-05-28T12:30:37.497+12:00I have my fathers unfortunately I put lead in that...I have my fathers unfortunately I put lead in that is stuck . Does anyone know how to remove it ? I would really like to get if working again . My dad was a torpedo man on the uss bumper. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-70321943132933543742022-06-07T14:00:30.171+12:002022-06-07T14:00:30.171+12:00I have one as well it was my father’s, no idea whe...I have one as well it was my father’s, no idea where he got it. But, he installed periscopes on subs in the late 60s, early 70s and always wondered if it had anything to do with that. TBDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13300718192168862473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-81916480058132600342022-03-31T08:08:54.569+13:002022-03-31T08:08:54.569+13:00I have one of these torpedo pencils. It belonged t...I have one of these torpedo pencils. It belonged to my father who was in the Royal Canadian Navy from late 1940’s - 1952.<br />I don’t know where he got it from.<br />Deb, Vancouver, BCDebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09593299842256275707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-19610149981074860572014-01-14T16:24:06.091+13:002014-01-14T16:24:06.091+13:00I had one of the torpedo pencils, I bought it at t...I had one of the torpedo pencils, I bought it at the gee-dunk store in Camp Berry, Great Lakes Naval Training center in late June of 1958 when I went active and took my basic training. Bought it home after boot, but I don't know what happened to it after that, but it was a great looking mechanical lead pencil. David Kerridge, Atlanta Michigan.David Kerridgenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-53123283847591279832010-07-25T23:41:41.898+12:002010-07-25T23:41:41.898+12:00Yes, David Nishimura, of www.vintagepens.com, know...Yes, David Nishimura, of www.vintagepens.com, knows his antigue writing tools well. I just purchased the torpedo pencil from his website; I had been eyeing it for months. He suggests that it may have been a Cross manufactured pencil, but there is no maker's mark. Every piece I have purchased from his site has been exactly as described, and I trust his expertise. I still do my own researchAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-70701283644293234502010-04-21T23:38:35.466+12:002010-04-21T23:38:35.466+12:00Hi just bought one unused on ebay , he said it was...Hi just bought one unused on ebay , he said it was purchased in japan after ww2, but david nieshemera pens thinks it my have been made by cross????? the mystery deepens johnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-85023957847848654572010-02-17T14:22:47.826+13:002010-02-17T14:22:47.826+13:00I had one and my father bought it at the PX in New...I had one and my father bought it at the PX in New London Sub Base in New London, Connecticut in the 1950'sAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-74467749178896190202009-01-10T17:02:00.000+13:002009-01-10T17:02:00.000+13:00Saw one of these up for auction on eBay about 6 mo...Saw one of these up for auction on eBay about 6 months ago. Went for more than I was willing to spend but would have been a nice score.gregdavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13511045845739028402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-32938966822236931022008-11-30T10:46:00.000+13:002008-11-30T10:46:00.000+13:00Google is your pal! Just search fortorpedo pencila...Google is your pal! Just search for<BR/>torpedo pencil<BR/>and see what pops up...<BR/><BR/>Have fun!<BR/>ClaesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com