Fountain pens are not the only writing instruments to have their ardent devotees. Leadholder.com is an online museum on the history of drafting pencils, and includes many images and catalogue entries.
The thin lead mechanical pencil is only reluctantly included in this site. As the author says:
I've been ranting since long before this site began about the evils of thin lead pencils and the corruptive power they have over impressionable youth. Although these impure drawing implements are now represented in the collection, thin lead mechanical pencils and their use are in no way endorsed by leadholder.com.Posted by Numenius at February 17, 2004 10:37 PM | TrackBack
Thanks for the leadholder.com link! There does appear to be a divide between pen people and pencil people.
Posted by: Antique Pens (and Pencils) Guy at February 26, 2004 11:54 AM