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Condition:
Pre-owned vintage condition with age-related wear, marks and discoloration. Advertising remains clear and readable. Pencil has not been fully tested for writing function. Please review photos for condition.
Description:
Vintage advertising mechanical pencil from W. A. Clarke Mortgage Co., 1518 Walnut Street, Philadelphia 2, Pennsylvania.
* Displays the period telephone number KIngsley 5-6500
* Mortgage reference information printed on barrel, including rates per $1,000
* Late-1950s era advertising piece
* White barrel with metal tip, clip and upper hardware
* Brown/red eraser remains present
* Great piece of Philadelphia banking, mortgage and financial advertising history
Research indicates W. A. Clarke Mortgage Co. was an established Pennsylvania mortgage banking company during this period and was sold in 1960, helping place this example in the late 1950s / circa 1958–1960 period.
Shipping:
Ships carefully packed to protect the pencil and original advertising surface.
