Pencil Leads
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| 0.9mm |
0.9mm Lead |
£4.00 |
| Parker 0.7mm |
0.7mm Lead HB Grade Current Parker Duofold Tube of 20 leads |
£4.00 |
| Parker 0.5mm |
0.5mm Lead HB Grade Current Parker Duofold Tube of 20 leads |
£2.30 |
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Yard-o-Led 1.18mm (known as 1.1mm) |
1.18mm Lead Pack of 12 3" leads Available in H, HB and B grades Suitable for most pencils produced from 1920s-1940s by fountain pen companies including Parker, Waterman, Sheaffer, Pelikan, Montblanc, Swan Fyne Poynt |
£3.50 |
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Age and Width - Some General Guidelines Early pencils (1820s to 1920s) take a wide variety of lead widths, most of which are no longer available. The best source for these leads is antique/collectible fairs where one may be successful in finding the odd pack. Generally there is no way of knowing which size lead a pencil takes without using a micrometer - please do not phone us to ask as we will not be able to tell you and we will not have any of these leads in stock. Pencils made by fountain pen manufacturers (such as Parker, Waterman etc) from the 1920s to the late 1940s and sold as part of a set generally take 1.18mm (usually abbreviated to 1.1mm) which is the standard width used by all Yard-o-Led pencils. From the late 1940s, the standard gradually changed from 1.1mm to 0.9mm. So Parker 51, 61 and 75 rotary pencils and most other manufacturers' pencils all take 0.9mm. Clutch pencils frequently use 1.1mm. Since the 1980s, there has been a tendency for manufacturers to offer thinner leads such as 0.5mm and 0.7mm. So, taking the Parker Duofold pencil as an example, normal lead widths have changed as follows: 1920s-1940s - 1.1mm |
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