In message n_nNe.121$g47.63@trnddc07, BL
writes

"June Hughes" wrote:

Yard-o-lead was so named because inside the base
of the barrel there are eight holes which contain
'leads' for refilling the pencil.

I read somewhere (you can probably find reference to it via Google) that
Yard-O-Led was so named because their pencils were designed to carry 12
3-inch (ergo a yard of) leads. -- B


I have just looked at mine. One seems to have 12 holes (which would be
logical), one has four (a short 'ladies' pencil) and one has 8 holes.
--
June Hughes