Really Tiny Mechanical Pencil.

[ISW_Kaputnik]

The pencil pictured below occasionally adds to my pocket clutter, generally with the key chain attached to something else.

 

 

It was an eBay purchase made on a whim. The seller thought that the mechanism would only extend the lead, and that you had to push it back in manually. I put in a new lead, and found that when seated firmly, it both extends and retracts with a twist of the whole body while holding the metal tip. Since it is impractical to write with it at any great length, I put an .046 inch red lead, which I use occasionally for a quick marking. I used one from a tube of short vintage leads, but had to break off a little bit to get the right length.

 

I like it, if only as an interesting novelty item. I'm a bit curious as to who made pencils like this. There is no lettering on this one that I can discern; some faint markings dissolved into scratches when examined under a good light with a loupe. The closest I can find is this mini Scripto, http://www.roger-russell.com/scripto2.htm#mini but I don't think that mine is a Scripto, if only because of the lack of markings.

[pen lady]

I'd say this is a golf pencil. I have a similar length one by Sheaffer.

[1nkulus]

Handy for a scribble on the move. Glad you got it working.

Edited April 6, 2019 by 1nkulus