The Wallace Invader pencil
Does anyone remember these?
I have only one in HB, and a few in F.
It has that classic unrounded hexagonal shape. The varnish hasn’t completely survived though the decades, but the pencil’s writing ability is unimpaired.
Dixon purchased Versailles, Missouri based Wallace in 1982.
March 24th, 2008 at 12:14 am
What a fantastic stamping on those pencils!! It looks like there are at least 3 different fonts and two different graphics on there. Where did you find these beauties? Do you have any that are sharpened?
March 24th, 2008 at 6:46 am
Absolutely–the Wallace Invader! I am glad to see this pencil getting its due. In the 60’s and 70’s, Wallace made an excellent daily-use no.2 pencil. The older drawing pencils in your review are amazing, but they do tend to suffer with age from chipped lacquer. I’ve rarely found them without cracks, like the in cracks on Japanese glazed ceramics…
March 24th, 2008 at 8:50 pm
Boris, I sharpened the HB some while ago:
adair, it sounds like you are describing the very pencils in front of me. Here is a close-up photo:
March 24th, 2008 at 9:05 pm
I recognice them and I search in my collection and I found one of this:
U.S.A WALLACE LOCKBOND INVADER 511 Nº 3
brass ferrule with silver ring, really nice pencil, if you want a picture I can take one.
thanks!
March 24th, 2008 at 9:17 pm
Thanks for the comment dasmarians. I think we’re okay for photos, but I appreciate the offer!
March 25th, 2008 at 7:21 pm
I bet that wood casing was cut straight and well centered. The lead sharpened lead seem very symmetrical. Impressive!
April 9th, 2008 at 5:53 pm
In the 70s I used the Wallace Invader 511 No.1 almost exclusively. After Dixon bought Wallace in the 80s and decided to no longer make the pencil I was given several gross of them, and I still use them, but they aren’t as good as the 70s variety. So many great pencils have gone away.