id help

[POKIE73]

have never thought about this until i seen one just about like it posted here they found theirs at a colanial site was wondering just how old this could be dennis

[Sal66]

Does the top pull off ? Yea I guess it's an early Mechanical Pencil.

[Full Metal Digger]

Looks like an early mechanical pencil. Hard to tell with no reference for size though.

[fyrffytr1]

I agree with DD. An early mechanical pencil.