# Pencil sharpener museum. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 31, 2019, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pencil-sharpener-museum/837961 "2019-07-31T23:43:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mixdenny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mixdenny/32/2962_2.png) [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2019, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pencil-sharpener-museum/837961/1 "2019-07-31T23:43:03Z")
I run across strange things fairly often. Here is a neat one, 3400 pencil sharpeners: > **[Paul A. Johnson Pencil Sharpener Museum](https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/paul-a-johnson-pencil-sharpener-museum)** > > It took more than 20 years and a sharp eye for one man to assemble this quirky collection. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2019, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pencil-sharpener-museum/837961/2 "2019-07-31T23:53:02Z")
At last, a thread that gets right to the point. ---
**Author:** ![ioioio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ioioio/32/316_2.png) [@ioioio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ioioio)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2019, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pencil-sharpener-museum/837961/3 "2019-08-01T02:38:45Z")
I collect pencil sharpeners. I haven’t been to the museum, but I have the web site bookmarked. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2019, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pencil-sharpener-museum/837961/4 "2019-08-01T02:50:26Z")
So many niche/personal collection museums, so little time to visit them! ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2019, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pencil-sharpener-museum/837961/5 "2019-08-01T03:16:18Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > So many niche/personal collection museums, so little time to visit them! The Pencil Sharpener Museum is No. 2 on my list. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2019, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pencil-sharpener-museum/837961/6 "2019-08-01T04:47:41Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > The Pencil Sharpener Museum is No. 2 on my list. Surely you mean, “No. 2B”? 😃 (Or not 2B…?) ---
**Author:** ![DPRK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4491bb/32.png) [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2019, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pencil-sharpener-museum/837961/7 "2019-08-01T06:34:23Z")
> [@Sunspace](#): > > Surely you mean, “No. 2B”? 😃 > > (Or not 2B…?) That is the question. Softer leads like 2B are nice and smooth, but smear easily. ETA those massive “Jupiter” sharpeners are pretty nifty ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2019, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pencil-sharpener-museum/837961/8 "2019-08-01T16:39:24Z")
I wonder if [Miley Cyrus](https://www.dailywire.com/news/49108/watch-miley-cyrus-releases-disgusting-bdsm-themed-paul-bois) is there? She can sharpen my pencil! ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2019, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pencil-sharpener-museum/837961/9 "2019-08-01T16:41:40Z")
What lead me to open this thread? ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2019, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pencil-sharpener-museum/837961/10 "2019-08-01T18:36:30Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > The Pencil Sharpener Museum is No. 2 on my list. No shit! ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2019, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pencil-sharpener-museum/837961/11 "2019-08-01T18:43:47Z")
I saw the whole pencil sharpener racket coming from a mile away when I was a younger man, and switched to using mechanical pencils almost exclusively. Take that, Big Sharpener! ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2019, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pencil-sharpener-museum/837961/12 "2019-08-01T19:58:16Z")
Every girl’s crazy 'bout a sharp…ened…pencil ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2019, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pencil-sharpener-museum/837961/13 "2019-08-01T20:03:47Z")
I hadn’t heard of that museum, but on the subject of strange museums, I have been to the [Mustard Museum](https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/mustard-museum) in Middleton, Wisconsin (just outside of Madison).