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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Cereus17, post: 11298110, member: 84316&quot;]Hi, I hope there are a few members who are familiar with the mechanisms of old mechanical pencils.</p><p><br /></p><p>I recently picked up this neat old mechanical pencil marked Ambassador.</p><p>I have NO idea how it&#039;s meant to work - how to load it, etc. Maybe it&#039;s broken?</p><p><br /></p><p>When the brass tip is twisted clockwise a metal rod is propelled forward. I can understand how that would work to propel a piece of lead forward - but only if the mechanism was positioned a couple of inches further from the brass tip. (There is no room for the lead.)</p><p><br /></p><p>Any thoughts? Thanks in advance![ATTACH=full]540538[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]540539[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]540540[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]540541[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]540542[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]540538[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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