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Venus All Right 6490 and 6491
The Venus All Right was an inexpensive general purpose writing pencil. The older version has the "Venus Pencil Co. Ltd." imprint while the more recent version has the Venus word-mark trademark. The 6491 had a ferule while the 6490 did not.
In a American Pencil Company catalog from the 1930s, the Beats All pencil was number 494. The entry below the Beats all pencil says "491 ALL RIGHT - Round, otherwise same as No. 494. 1/2 gr. per carton - weight - 1 lb $2.20 per gr." My 6490 and 6491 pencils are all hexagonal.
These 6490 pencils were a generous gift from Susan McIlveen. Thanks Susan!
Venus Bravo 6489 HB
Venus Canada 65 HB
The Canadian national flag was adopted in 1965. There were several commemorative pencils made for this occasion including the one below from Venus Canada.
Venus Carbon 6113
Advertised as an "Intense Black Lead Pencil." It had the number 113 in the US. These pencils were painted in several different colours.
Venus Empire 6518 and 6520
The Venus Empire 6518 is a round pencil while the 6520 is hexagonal. They were painted in four different colors: red, blue, green and yellow. Venus appears to have trademarked the name "Empire" just prior to the Empire Pencil Company becoming established in Canada.
Empire 6518 - Round body