free corporate promo item

this one got me to thinking about the history of the invention of the pencil sharpener. This was a corporate "freebie" that you may find in a gift bag of goodies when visiting a professional convention.
I find it a bit odd that in today's postmodern world of devices, where we use a stylus to electronically sign our UPS deliveries.
I recall the UPS men and women used to use paper and pencil to "sign for package delivery"
Everything was done the old-school way. Those days are gone now. Ironically, you still may see a pencil sharpener located somewhere in some home offices.