And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Saturday, August 17, 2024
I'm thinking that's a Case Sodbuster in the pocket (along with two pens, of course).
Yeap, the blue one is a mechanical pencil. I have a hand full of them in several lead diameters. Used a large drafting table for years until I learned to use a CAD program. Still used them in different hardnesses for sketching out project. I wish I had kept that table as it was therapeutic. It made me think about components placements in a scale for large projects. CAD programs are full scale no matter how big. I designed and built full size cars and components since the mid 70s. Not so much now.
Pen and lead holder?
ReplyDeleteKnife, pencil, pen.
ReplyDeleteI have those exact items on my desk as I write this.
I always carry a metal pen . They are great for self defense too
DeleteA Parker T-ball Jotter on the right.
ReplyDeleteYup, I carry mine the same way, every day.
DeleteSetting up for the future sale, I see.
ReplyDeleteIt did give me an idea, and I do love my sodbusters. The smaller ones even pocket well. Case did a good thing with these.
DeleteFWIW the knife is in the watch pocket.
ReplyDeleteBy the looks of the wear crease - it's been there a while.
DeleteI think that's a Caran D'Ache pen or pencil on the right, from the clip and hexagonal body. Not a cheap writing instrument for sure.
ReplyDeleteYeap, the blue one is a mechanical pencil. I have a hand full of them in several lead diameters. Used a large drafting table for years until I learned to use a CAD program. Still used them in different hardnesses for sketching out project. I wish I had kept that table as it was therapeutic. It made me think about components placements in a scale for large projects. CAD programs are full scale no matter how big. I designed and built full size cars and components since the mid 70s. Not so much now.
DeleteI did manual drafting, pencil-ink on vellum-mylar from 1966 to 1996, then AutoCad from 1996 til now.
DeleteStill have all my old equipment including a 6' Mayline oak drawing table.
The right one is a Parker T-Ball Jotter. The left one is likely a Pentel mechanical pencil, not a lead holder.
DeleteConcur with Sykes. I have the same two writing instruments on my desk. My Parker is 38 years old based on the date code, parkerpens.net/codekey.html
DeleteProbably a Pentel P207, in 0,7mm (blue is a classic color for this model)
DeleteYes that’s an original Jr. look at the size of the hinge pin. Tightest folder Ive ever owned. Got mine at L L Beans in 1972.
ReplyDeleteDrew458
My Father was a patent draftsman. Pencil and ink. CAD put him and countless other artisans in his trade out to pasture. It was time for him to retire.
ReplyDeleteI get the Space Pen refills for my Parker pens. Recommended, especially if you travel by air.
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