A man in Colfax, Iowa, Aaron Bartholmey, has been collecting pencils since he was a child — and now, with his 70,000-strong collection, he's hoping to break a Guinness World Record.
Bartholmey said his most treasured pencils are those from his hometown.
In many cases, the pencils collected by a man in Colfax, Iowa , are"the only place where there is any record of that business still, and I think it's just a neat way to preserve history," he said.still, and I think it’s just a neat way to preserve history," as KCCI-TV in Des Moines reported.available and"even ones you may have never thought could exist," KCCI.com noted.
Bartholmey had every one of the pencils in his collection counted by individuals from the American Pencil Collectors Society, a not-for-profit hobby organization.Bartholmey recently had every one of the pencils in his collection counted by individuals from the American Pencil Collectors Society.
Close-up of a pencil on the page of an SAT college entrance exam book. An Iowa man is awaiting word from Guinness on whether he's set a World Record for his extensive pencil collection.On its Facebook page, the Colfax Historical Society and Museum recently posted a message about the counting event. "In addition to the World Record attempt that will be going on all day, the museum will also be open for several hours in the middle of the day. Everything is free.
Aaron Bartholmey of Colfax, Iowa, noted that he could"confidently say" he's passed the 70,000 mark for his pencil collection.Bartholmey added that he could"confidently say" he passed the 70,000 mark.
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