The original yard o led diplomat propelling pencil a classic writing instrument.
Yard o led pencil.
Twelve inches 30 cm equal one foot and three feet equal one yard approximately one meter.
In 1934 the yard o led company was founded and today continues its traditions of craftsmanship and excellence established nearly 200 years ago.
From that point onwards the family run business continued to develop its unique design carrying twelve three inch leads inside the barrel of the pencil hence the name yard o led.
Thoughtfully designed its angular hexagonal shape helps to stabilise the pencil on a gently sloping surface such as a draughtsmans s table.
Make offer vintage solid silver yard o led propelling pencil birmingham 1978 by e baker.
In 1822 the first ever propelling pencil was invented and patented by sampson mordan.
This ever popular design remains unchanged since 1934.
Browse our shop for pencil leads to accompany our range of luxury handcrafted sterling silver writing instruments.
Luxurious cartridge ink ballpoint refills or pencil lead our accessories department keeps your yard o led pen well stocked for years to come.
Doing the math you can calculate that brenner s pencil contained one yard of lead.