Blast from the past 2.0: L&C Hardtmuth Koh-I-Noor 1511 Drawing Lead Holder

Another vintage addition from Ebay for the collection: the L&C Hardtmuth Koh-I-Noor 1511 that would be my first wooden barrel leadholder with a stainless-steel nose and normal twist-lock clutch mechanism. Made in the USA back in the 1940s when they sold for a buck each. This auction lot included a pack of Koh-I-Noor 2200 2B leads that are actually 2.5 mm in diameter and did not fit in the 1511 barrel. Luckily one of the leads was a B lead that measures the conventional 2 mm in width and was a perfect fit.
This lightweight leadholder has the closest look to the conventional yellow wooden pencil #2 with its balance center weighing closer to the tip. Another highlight for the collection that probably will not see much active duty in the field. With its wooden barrel, I would worry about breakage or scratching off its barrel markings. I have often seen missing wood chips near the plastic end cap in similar pencils offered up for auction. Thus I plan to limit its use to the controlled environment of my studio.