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Pencil Sharpeners
Antique Pencil Sharpener
Sales Archive
The Gould and Cook Sandpaper Disc Pencil Sharpener This pencil sharpener is one of the few designed to work on an abrasive theory with a spinning sandpaper disc doing the sharpening as you cranked the handcrank. These are always found in the same general condition, and I do not believe that they were ever finished, painted or decorated as every one I have ever handled or seen has had the same bare cast iron finish that this one has. All this one needs is for a new piece of sandpaper to be affixed. Note that the thumbscrew and small disc on this one are proper and original, and they have oftentimes been replaced on those offered. The pencil holder is operational as well and is an interesting design that has the ability to swivel slightly in relation to the disc so as to account for different thicknesses of the pencil or angle to be sharpened. It was patented in the late 1800's and hails from Leominster Mass a hotbed of Yankee ingenuity, design ideas and manufacture of high quality products back when America was busy producing what the American public needed. All in all a nice piece from a bygone era that has a great look and sense to it. A good One!! SOLD!!!
US Automatic Pencil Sharpener by Asprey of London This pencil sharpener is another example of the power of the trade. It was not for sale and yet I got it, and he thinks he got the better of me while I think not! The base and knob are ivory while the bottom drawer and housing are sterling silver and so hallmarked. On the front of the drawer it is marked / hallmarked "Asprey of London", and the hallmarks date it from 1909. Asprey is the English equivalent of our Tiffany Co. and nearly as famous. This super piece was probably made up as a presentation piece for some king, president, or other big-wig in some high office or position, and that is why I now have it on my desk. A one-of-a-kind, never before seen piece, and all it cost me was a sewing clamp that I got at an Engine Show one day. It took two days of careful negotiation to get that clamp out of the display case, but I finally won him over with my subtle ways, and the clamp was mine.
I have seen, and have several other unusual variations of U. S. Automatic Sharpeners, but this is the only one of these that I have ever seen or heard of. It is really a fantastic piece that deserves to be in a top collection somewhere. Now is your chance. SOLD!!!
Peerless Pencil Sharpener This pencil sharpener is the 3 cutter version and is very hard to find. It also came in a version that has 2 cutters that is equally rare. The condition of this one is great except for the missing paint on the drawer and along the bottom on the back side. It seems it got wet at one point in its life, but the damage was limited to these 2 areas. This sharpener's most unusual feature is the design of the circular cutting discs, and the way they are set up to revolve slightly with each revolution of the crank exposing a new cutting surface to help keep the blades sharper longer. It is an interesting and rare sharpener, and the missing finish is something that can be overlooked as they do not come up for sale very often. SOLD!!
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