NEW RELEASE: The Leadhead's Pencil Blog Volume 8
ISBN: 979-8-89390-106-1
376 pages, full color.
After a four-year hiatus, award-winning author Jonathan Veley returns to his roots with a new series of articles, originally published online between August and November, 2025. These short pieces include new and in-depth research into several early makers, including John Foley and John Greaton, and articles documenting for the first time the history of previously unresearched brands such as the Colorgraph, the Kontour, and many others. Several in-depth articles explore the history and taxonomy of models produced by the Parker Pen Company, and there are numerous updates to the author's groundbreaking monographs concerning the W.A. Sheaffer Pen Company and Eversharp.
Through it all are tales and anecdotes on collecting and collectors, finishing with a truly existential piece that answers the question -- why all of this matters. Volume 8, more than any previous installment in this series, is more than a series of random articles -- it leads readers on a journey into the world of mechanical pencils. One reader commented, "I could not put it down last night until my wife threatened me."