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It is actually a lead sharpener for a draughtsmans clutch pencil. I still have one

and a clutch pencil from my days as an apprentice draughtsman.

                                                Happy lead sharpening

                                                                                   Harvey

 

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2 hours ago, HSM said:

It is actually a lead sharpener for a draughtsmans clutch pencil. I still have one

and a clutch pencil from my days as an apprentice draughtsman.

                                                Happy lead sharpening

                                                                                   Harvey

 

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Thanks Harvey, you've filled in a couple of blanks, my old man was an electrical draughtsman and it was his pencil originally.

It's Caran D'ache, Swiss like him.

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The Steadtler pencils came in a range of sizes from about .3mm to 1mm to give different line weights on drawings. They also came in different grades HB  H2 etc plus a range of plastic 'leads" for drawing on plastic film which replaced tracing drawing paper in the 1970s

George (retired draughtsman)

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