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A pencil sharpener (or pencil pointer, or in Ireland a parer or topper [1]) is a tool for sharpening a pencil's writing point by shaving away its worn surface. Pencil sharpeners may be operated manually or by an electric motor. It is common for many sharpeners to have a casing around them, which can be removed for emptying the pencil shavings ...
The Pencil Sharpener Museum, officially the Paul A. Johnson Pencil Sharpener Museum, is a museum showcasing about 3,479 pencil sharpeners just outside of Logan, Ohio. It is located off Ohio State Route 664, inside the Hocking Hills Regional Welcome Center. It is believed to be the largest collection of these items in the entire country ...
A sharpener is a tool for sharpening. It may refer to: Knife sharpener, a tool for sharpening a knife Sharpening steel, a tool for sharpening a knife, usually a kitchen knife; Sharpening stone, a tool for sharpening a bladed or edged tool, such a knife; Pencil sharpener, a tool for sharpening a pencil
A pink Westcott iPoint Evolution pencil sharpener. Westcott is also known for its line of iPoint electric pencil sharpeners. The original iPoint, the iPoint Evolution, and the iPoint Orbit all won a Good Design Award from the Chicago Athenaeum, Museum of Architecture and Design in the office products category. [20]
In addition to knives, blades, and tools, X-Acto produces office supplies including pencil sharpeners, paper trimmers, staplers, and hole punchers. X-Acto sharpeners are electric, battery, or manual. X-Acto has three types of trimmers: razor, rotary, and guillotine.
Pencil sharpener; Pencil Sharpener Museum; R. Razor strop; S. Sharpener; Sharpening jig; Sharpening stone This page was last edited on 17 July 2015, at 18:55 ...
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While there is a source on the internet that makes that claim, the claim is obviously incorrect. Wikipedia provides a link to the Early Office Museum web site, which shows a 1917 advertisement for an electric pencil sharpener as well as photographs of other electric pencil sharpeners marketed before the 1940s.