Comments on: Musgrave Unigraph

By: Steve Duncan

Steve Duncan — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 01:37:24 +0000

I just got the Musgrave Unigraph assortment by mistake, and found that the B and HB were as hard as the H and 2H. The 2B is soft, more like a 4B in other brands. I then received a box of B’s (what I’d originally ordered), and they’re way harder than any HB pencil I’ve ever tried.

The clear finish HB’s and Test Scoring pencils are awesome, but the Unigraphs I’ve tried seem to be mislabeled.

By: janice

janice — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 04:59:04 +0000

I have a pack of 12 Musgrave pencils, found in a box that had been stored for probably 30+ years. How do I find out when the were manufactured?

By: jankdc

jankdc — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 02:17:19 +0000

They have the Unigraphs listed again. Yeah, Don is still involved. Rose is running the day to day now.

My favorite is the 2B. I just got a pack of B and HB. The HB reminds me of the Hex HB that is really nice. The B is just not right though. It feels like a 2H. It was actually harder and lighter than the HB.

By: Packdude

Packdude — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 07:34:55 +0000

Ok thanks. I searched for unigraph on the pencilthings website but found no results. I emailed them — we’ll see what comes up.

I think it would be fun to get a bunch of personalized pencils from Musgrave. I wonder what the minimum order is for personalized designs…

Well I also got an email from Don regarding another order I placed on pencilthings, so he must be involved with the business in some way, still?

By: jankdc

jankdc — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 03:14:27 +0000

Packdude, they still have them, just search unigraph on their site and you’ll come up with them. Don sold the business but they are still up and running.

I love the Unigraphs. I just found out that I’ll be able to get a whole bunch personalized for my business and I’m really excited.

By: Packdude

Packdude — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 05:20:48 +0000

Does Musgrave still make the Unigraph 1200? I bought some on Pencilthings.Com a year or two ago, but they are no longer listed. They have such a smooth dark black line. I would like to get some more.

By: Steve

Steve — Sat, 18 Nov 2006 15:51:43 +0000

I have been searching for a box of Musgrave pencils that were in a box. What were these and where can I get them.

By: penciladmin

penciladmin — Tue, 11 Apr 2006 22:36:42 +0000

Don,

Thanks very much for your good news. It’s great that you’ve taken the initiative to make these pencils more widely available. I think a lot of people will be interested.

By: Don Bell

Don Bell — Tue, 11 Apr 2006 21:29:48 +0000

Musgrave still makes the 1200 Unigraph pencil, with eraser, in 8 hardnesses (2B to 6H), and without eraser in 15 hardnesses (6B to 9H). The non-eraser versions are all on order and will arrive at PencilThings.com in late April, 2006. One of the Musgrave pencils (but I ain’t saying which!) will be featured in our June issue of the Pencil of the Month Club.

By: penciladmin

penciladmin — Sun, 26 Mar 2006 17:27:50 +0000

Krystie, all I can suggest is to contact Musgrave. As Steve wrote, they may have some available, even if not advertised.

By: krystie

krystie — Sun, 26 Mar 2006 16:57:09 +0000

I am looking for the Unigraph 1200 drawing 6B pencil made by Musgrave Pencil Co. Shelbyville, Tenn. I am down to 2 of them and I love theses pencils for drawing. Please let me know if you know where I can find them. Thanks

By: Steve l.

Steve l. — Sun, 26 Feb 2006 04:07:24 +0000

Yes, not surprisingly, I have some left. I guess I have a fear of good pencils becoming unavailable… I only have a dozen or so Mongols, which I bought in 1995 – and I regret not buying them in bulk as well. ;-) I was really bummed out when Eberhardt Faber Velvets became Faber Castell Velvets. I shouldn’t have saved the sadness for all the Faber Castell Velvets disappeared. (Velvet, Velvet Deluxe – a very nice grey pencil, and the Black Velvet, a direct competitor to the Black Warrior) And all the Empire pencils.
And I didn’t buy a gross of any of them. But I learned my lesson – I try to get at least a gross of an quality pencil I find. – Recently I got a gross of Forest Choice. I’d get a gross of Palominos, but #1, they don’t come in that quantity, and #2, the price would be prohibitive even for a fanatical pencil nut/geek like me. ;-) So, I have more pencils now than I’ll probably ever use, but I have a fear that we’ll end up only able to buy one brand of pencil made in china, and that will be it. :-( I’m still trying to find the Caran D’ache 341s that friends used to bring me from Switzerland…. Caran D’ache does still make a great drafting pencil, but I don’t know about the 341, which was a wonderful yellow #2 with a white eraser and a lead that was oddly super smooth and dark,yet more long wearing than most dark leads. Truly a great pencil. Oh well….
Keep up your blog. Its one of the best around. Thanks.