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Urban Ore #25: El Casco Pencil Sharpener Model 405
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Rare as teeth on a hen. I couldn’t believe my eyes. For $25 …
To put it in perspective, if you go on eBay you will find many El Casco pencil sharpeners, ranging in price between $200 and $400, but you won’t find the model 405. Not even amongst previously sold items. If one ever did hit eBay, the seller could easily set $500 if not more.
One day, say a few years ago, I was feeling nostalgic for the old pencil sharpeners that were bolted to either the wall or teacher’s desk back in school, 100 years ago.
Curious what money could buy, I searched “most expensive pencil sharpeners in the world,” and El Casco came up. Not sure why so expensive, but after holding this thing in the hand, I can now see why.
Must be made out of armored tank parts. Puts the “heavy” in “heavy duty.”
Looks classy. Can’t wait to try it.
To put it in perspective, if you go on eBay you will find many El Casco pencil sharpeners, ranging in price between $200 and $400, but you won’t find the model 405. Not even amongst previously sold items. If one ever did hit eBay, the seller could easily set $500 if not more.
One day, say a few years ago, I was feeling nostalgic for the old pencil sharpeners that were bolted to either the wall or teacher’s desk back in school, 100 years ago.
Curious what money could buy, I searched “most expensive pencil sharpeners in the world,” and El Casco came up. Not sure why so expensive, but after holding this thing in the hand, I can now see why.
Must be made out of armored tank parts. Puts the “heavy” in “heavy duty.”
Looks classy. Can’t wait to try it.
7 Comments
That’s awesome…
Ryan/// ~sigh~ I blew up another bowl. Moke told me "I made the inside bigger than the outside".
Upon learning that it may be worth over $1500, I don’t know that it’s a shop pencil sharpener. Holy moly!
Made sometime between 1932 and 1944, superseded by the later model 430 patented 80 years ago (still sold today, going for either $536 or $653, depending on whether you get the gold plated one or not)
Made sometime between 1932 and 1944, superseded by the later model 430 patented 80 years ago (still sold today, going for either $536 or $653, depending on whether you get the gold plated one or not)
hey then are the ones after you sharpen pencil you give it a sniff
*TONY ** Reinholds* ALWAYS REMEMBER TO HAVE FUN
Say what? I’m not familiar
Mmmm, Yummy cedar scent!
Looks new in box? A real beauty, but given what you have found out, I'd keep it as-is and find another "every day" sharpener to fill in.
You could fund some nice toolage if you found a buyer 🤠
Looks new in box? A real beauty, but given what you have found out, I'd keep it as-is and find another "every day" sharpener to fill in.
You could fund some nice toolage if you found a buyer 🤠
It’s either that or make it slide out from a hidden compartment from my hand tool cabinet
