Product Description
Type Vintage mechanical pencil
Product Name Torpedo No. 830
Manufacturer and Year Eagle Pencil Co., New York, circa 1910s (The barrel is marked with the patent date 1909, so it was probably made not terribly long after that).
Length 5-5/8"
Filling System It takes the very large 2.0 mm drawing leads, which it extends by the traditional twist mechanism (you twist the tip piece). It extends leads well, but requires you to push the lead back in.
Color Black chased hard rubber. The cone is brass (?) painted black.
Condition Very nice condition. There's a 3/8" crack in the top piece that covers the (missing) eraser, and a little damage on the tip of the cone, where a little bit of the finish is chipped off so you can see the brass underneath. Its still grips the lead well though, and is working nicely. The chased pattern on the hard rubber is a bit worn away by handwear, as is the imprint on the barrel, though it's still fairly legible. This very large pencil is still looking nice and working well.