WE553 Eversharp Gold Filled Pencil.

WE553 Eversharp Gold Filled Pencil.

Date: c1920s

Size: Length - 111mm

A beautiful gold filled pencil that is in excellent condition.  It really doesn't look to have been used hardly at all.  This is the short form of this model with the small military style pocket clip that depends from the crown.  It is beautifully machine engraved in the "chevron" pattern and the engraving is still lovely and crisp.  The top knob is twisted to extend the lead - it is a propel-only pencil.  There is a clear imprint at the top of the barrel, identifying the pen as being manufactured in England, which is quite unusual for these pens.  The pocket clip is also gold filled and ends in a spade-shaped terminal.  

I have fully serviced this pencil.  It is a propel-only pencil and I have fitted a fresh 1.18mm lead into the mechanism.  It works perfectly.