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Bruning 3583

Charles Bruning Company, Inc., Teterboro, New Jersey, USA

lead diameter mechanism composition variations production date origin	2 mm twist lock compression washer clutch plastic barrel, metal clutch and lead degree indicator none 1944 to (1950s) USA
special features	lead degree indicator
see also	US Patent 2,455,019 "Pencil Holder," 1944

This is the only other drafting leadholder I know of that uses an elastic compression clutch like the Dietzgen Elastichuck. This one sandwiches the compression washer with two metal grommets, which, I imagine, would lengthen the life of the washer.


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Bruning Division No. 83-403

Bruning Division of Addressograph Multigraph Inc., Schaumburg, Illinois, USA

lead diameter mechanism composition variations production date origin	2 mm pushbutton spring lock clutch all plastic except for collet/lead tube none early 1970s Germany

see also	Staedtler Noris 777 drafting leadholder Staedtler Mars 773 drafting leadholder

Executive A	“Goddamn we’re BIG!”
Executive B	(Looks at Executive A’s crotch.) “Huh?”
Executive A	“Our company. It’s so HUGE! Look, there is all this consolidating going on in the drafting supplies and reproduction businesses. Tuesday we bought another company. It’s this rinky-dink drafting supply business, Charles Bruning Co. Sure, they were one of the “biggies” in their field, but shit, to us they’re a tiny speck of dirt. We’ve given them to Bob down in room 211 to look after.”
Executive B	“Bob? That guy always beats me at golf. I HATE him!”
Executive A	“Me too. Hate him, I mean. I can kick his ass up one side and down the other on the golf course, but I still hate him. I hate his grip. Man, what a golf ass he is.
Executive B	“We should get him... But how?”
Executive A	“I know. Let’s rename them. Let’s call them Bruning Division. That’ll fix ’em. Let ’em know they’re just a little bug on the windshield that is the Addressograph Multigraph Conglomeration of Corps. Corp. We’re FUCKING HUGE, man!
Executive B	“Yeah, baby! We’re E-GODDAMN-NORMOUS!”
Executive C	(Bursts into room.) “Hey fellas! Have you seen the drawings for the new sign?”
Executive A	“No, man. How’s it look?”
Executive C	“It’s unbelievable. Really, really top drawer, you know? It’s like literally a mile long! I mean the thing is GIGANTIC!”

This model was manufactured for the Bruning Division of Addressograph Multigraph Inc. by Staedtler of Germany. Staedtler’s own version was the Noris 777.


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	courtesy Laurie Schmidtke collection

Bruning No. 83-410

(formerly known as no. 3181)

(early style)

Charles Bruning Company, Inc., Mount Prospect, Illinois, USA

lead diameter mechanism composition variations production date origin	2 mm pushbutton spring lock clutch plastic barrel, metal fittings none known (1960s?) Germany

see also	Bruning 1957 catalog, p 203 (this model formerly known as 3181)


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	courtesy Allan Macdonald collection

Bruning No. 83-410

(late style)

Charles Bruning Company, Inc., Mount Prospect, Illinois, USA

lead diameter mechanism composition variations production date origin	2 mm pushbutton spring lock clutch plastic barrel, metal fittings none known (1970s) Germany

see also	Magnet 1118 drafting leadholder


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