Vintage Stag Slencil Mechanical Pencil Massachusetts Mutual Feigert Rhoades

Vintage Stag Slencil mechanical pencil – promotional advertising piece for Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance.   One side is gold-imprinted:   MASSACHUSETTS (M) MUTUAL  (with the circular Massachusetts Mutual logo)   The opposite side is gold-imprinted with the local agents’ names:   MARTIN W. FEIGERT  PAUL W. RHOADES   The metal clip is clearly marked STAG SLENCIL. The pencil has a teal/blue-green plastic barrel, pointed metal tip, and a removable cream-colored plastic end cap that covers a worn eraser.   Measurements:  • Length: approximately 4¾ to 5 inches   Condition: Pre-owned / used. Shows normal surface wear, light scratches, and age-related marks consistent with a mid-century promotional pencil (visible in the photos). The eraser under the end cap is worn. Clip, tip, and end cap are present and intact. Lead is advanced in the tip. Functionality of the mechanism is not guaranteed (typical for these older advertising pencils).   Historical notes:  This is a product of the Slencil Company (Stag Slencil line). These thin promotional mechanical pencils were popular mid-20th century advertising giveaways.   Martin W. Feigert and Paul W. (“Dusty”) Rhoades were local insurance agents in Van Wert, Ohio. Feigert operated Feigert Insurance Agency; Rhoades worked under him and purchased the agency in 1955, after which it became Rhoades Insurance Agency. This pencil ties directly into the same local insurance history as other Feigert/Rhoades promotional items from the period.   A