The Leadhead's Pencil Blog: Shaw-Barton Gets Its Due: Shaw-Barton, Inc. was founded in 1940 by a group of investors led by Jay S. Shaw, who formed the company and purchased the calendar and spec...
Jonathan and I have been trying to figure out what the initials AAW on the clips of some of my pencils stood for. We knew it wasn't A.A. Waterman as the pencils are not old enough to be Watermans.
I guess it did not occur to us that they might be American Art Works pencils.
The mystery was solved this morning when the postman brought me another AAW pencil with AAW stamped on the clip.
This one also has on the cap:
Am. Art Works
Coshocton, Ohio
R.C. Pat P.
So we now know what AAW stands for. But this imprint raises another question. What is the significance of R.C. Pat P. mean? I am thinking that Ritepoint Company either made these pencils for AAW or granted them a license to make them.
Guess we will have to look ainto that!
Michael Little
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