François SAEZ Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 more typical (IMO) from early war (bombers, reco and stukas) it seems they were also used on U-boats, see "Torpedo los" by G. Williamson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 WHY would a pencil need to be electrical? Did these have a flashlight in them for writing in the dark? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
François SAEZ Posted July 19, 2008 Author Share Posted July 19, 2008 WHY would a pencil need to be electrical? Did these have a flashlight in them for writing in the dark?darkness condition, night ........... yup 2 small batteries in the body of the pencil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norwest78 Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 I thought maybe it was to keep your writing fingers warm. Never saw one before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nesredep Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 more typical (IMO) from early war (bombers, reco and stukas) it seems they were also used on U-boats, see "Torpedo los" by G. Williamson Hello! Interesting LW items. All the best Nesredep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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