A pencil has its moment in The Farmer’s Daughter (dir. H.C. Potter, 1947). Joseph Cotten is Glenn Morley, son of wealth, member of Congress. He’s in the family library, using a double clipboard to work on a speech.
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But what kind of pencil is he using? Excuse me, Congressman, could you let us see the ferrule?
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Yes, it’s a Mongol.
Since my kidhood, the (now-defunct) Eberhard Faber Mongol has been my favorite pencil.
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I was fond of the Mongols the University of Chicago bookstore sold circa 1979. I got some later after the company had been sold, and they weren't the same. Probably languishing in the closet if I haven't given them away yet.
If I had to pick one favorite these days, I couldn't. I like many of the Camel varieties as well as O'BON (may no longer be available). And the Tombow recycled ones. Etc., etc., etc.
I like many pencils for writing, but the Mongol is my sentimental favorite. (And I think has the coolest ferrule.)
I still remember (from 1988) the tiny datebooks that they sold in the old Seminary Co-op. They had a little stack of them at the register. It seemed to be the accessory of choice — even the prof running the NEH seminar used one.
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