I adore a good manual pencil sharpener! I have a classic schoolhouse one screwed to my desk. My fave is the 1920 Avanti, but I like the simple elegance of the 1904 razor blade holder. It’s got a kind ...
![I restored a 1920's "Chicago" Automatic Pencil Sharpener Co (APSCO) pencil sharpener. : r/HandToolRescue I restored a 1920's "Chicago" Automatic Pencil Sharpener Co (APSCO) pencil sharpener. : r/HandToolRescue](https://preview.redd.it/86j3bu9qw6681.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=f7cce4270cfa71db7b85671af73f15f35bc1a53b)
I restored a 1920's "Chicago" Automatic Pencil Sharpener Co (APSCO) pencil sharpener. : r/HandToolRescue
![office, office equipment, pencil sharpener, typ Avanti, Deutsches Reichspatent (German Reich Patent), Germany, circa 1910, Additional-Rights-Clearences-Not Available Stock Photo - Alamy office, office equipment, pencil sharpener, typ Avanti, Deutsches Reichspatent (German Reich Patent), Germany, circa 1910, Additional-Rights-Clearences-Not Available Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/BXJ6JG/office-office-equipment-pencil-sharpener-typ-avanti-deutsches-reichspatent-BXJ6JG.jpg)
office, office equipment, pencil sharpener, typ Avanti, Deutsches Reichspatent (German Reich Patent), Germany, circa 1910, Additional-Rights-Clearences-Not Available Stock Photo - Alamy
![Vintage 1920's Automatic Pencil Sharpener Division Spengler-loomis Mfg . Co Chicago 6 Sizes of Pencils, All Metal, Wood Knob - Etsy UK Vintage 1920's Automatic Pencil Sharpener Division Spengler-loomis Mfg . Co Chicago 6 Sizes of Pencils, All Metal, Wood Knob - Etsy UK](https://i.etsystatic.com/8230059/r/il/04e033/1387989858/il_fullxfull.1387989858_7zqj.jpg)
Vintage 1920's Automatic Pencil Sharpener Division Spengler-loomis Mfg . Co Chicago 6 Sizes of Pencils, All Metal, Wood Knob - Etsy UK
![I restored a 1920's "Chicago" Automatic Pencil Sharpener Co (APSCO) pencil sharpener. : r/HandToolRescue I restored a 1920's "Chicago" Automatic Pencil Sharpener Co (APSCO) pencil sharpener. : r/HandToolRescue](https://preview.redd.it/4hqv2zqqw6681.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=7db8d7002460db1d7de4f4728dbad63c000a1f09)