tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post6732988188422287650..comments2024-03-04T04:00:56.272+13:00Comments on DMP - Dave's Mechanical Pencils: 1948 Autopoint Catalogue - Part 3Kiwi-dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04092604091185842213noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-52276328389385021162015-04-23T10:50:25.395+12:002015-04-23T10:50:25.395+12:00Just to add, years after this was written: you can...Just to add, years after this was written: you can retract the lead. You just need to turn the barrel counterclockwise instead of clockwise, and then push the lead against a hard surface.Jonathannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-44849036561722887832011-05-03T23:23:02.898+12:002011-05-03T23:23:02.898+12:00A revelation to me is that Autopoint made these te...A revelation to me is that Autopoint made these telephone dial-top pencils. The mechanism is different, not the little flat oval for finger-twisting the plunger inside which I remember from schooldays but a wire that hooks around the top and catches in a spiral groove. I have a small hoard. Most say Bell System but a couple say Mark Sense. Five are dark green, three are red, and three black. Claire in Springfieldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-37458075947990903242010-11-10T02:34:53.432+13:002010-11-10T02:34:53.432+13:00The company still exists and sells the same pencil...The company still exists and sells the same pencils. Surprisingly the price has incresed but not at the same rate as most others. The lead holder design is still one of the best of any with no lead movement whatsoever. The only other pencils that are as good are the drafting lead holders. I still use them at the office more than any other.BrianLnoreply@blogger.com