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<p>[QUOTE="Shangas, post: 7425020, member: 360"]Mechanical pencils of the early 20th century rarely used standardised graphite rods. They were all operated by friction, not the clutch-mechanism we use today. </p><p><br /></p><p>Ergo, even if you found one, it's not likely to be functional...or at least, usable. There are ways to render it so, but these are often more effort than they're worth. </p><p><br /></p><p>If you're looking for a silver writing instrument to go with the notepad, I'd suggest an antique pencil-holder (as opposed to a mechanical pencil). They're fairly common, easy to use, not TOO expensive, and they take modern pencils (provided that they're cut down to the correct size, that is. Easily done).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Shangas, post: 7425020, member: 360"]Mechanical pencils of the early 20th century rarely used standardised graphite rods. They were all operated by friction, not the clutch-mechanism we use today. Ergo, even if you found one, it's not likely to be functional...or at least, usable. There are ways to render it so, but these are often more effort than they're worth. If you're looking for a silver writing instrument to go with the notepad, I'd suggest an antique pencil-holder (as opposed to a mechanical pencil). They're fairly common, easy to use, not TOO expensive, and they take modern pencils (provided that they're cut down to the correct size, that is. Easily done).[/QUOTE]
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