A 20th century artifact

I found a bunch of these little red pencils:

They were given out by Time magazine as an enticement to subscribe.

Much smaller than a standard pencil:

One of these will be perfect for scratching items off my grocery list when at Mann's store.

Only a couple of them had the printing, guess Time Inc. grew more ambivalent about advertising their name or maybe they felt that the little red pencil was an established icon ?

Best Regards,
Chuck, WB9KZY
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