This is an early-20th century pencil sharpener from Automatic Pencil Sharpener Co. of Chicago. This design was patented in 1906. The design is made of steel, tin and cast iron and mounted on a wooden base. It has a removable bottom drawer to trap shavings.This was the best-selling pencil sharpener until 1914 when it was…
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El Casco Chrome Stapler
If you’re finding yourself with a spare $335 then I may have found just the thing to relieve you of you financial burden. J.Crew is selling the original El Casco chrome stapler based on the designs from 1934. Go on… you know you want to.
Vintage yet modern. (via The Plumed Nest)
Edith Wharton’s Desk
The Mount is Edith Wharton’s former home in Lenox, Massachusetts. It was a palace of books, including her desk. (via Miss Bibliophile)
Vintage Perpetual Filp Calendar
I spotted this photo in my friend Jake‘s Instagram feed this week and I insisted that he share the photo with me so I could share it with you. It is one of those wonderful, vintage perpetual calendars — I have one that is a tourist keepsake that says “Florida” — but this flip calendar…
Dodo Book-alike iPad Covers
This Dodo case with bamboo interior and classic bookbinding on the spine for the iPad is gorgeous but a bit pricey at $85. It will make your iPad look like the hardcover book you’re now reading digitally. Other colors and patterns available. (via J.Crew)