|
||||||
 |
This pencil is a bit more challenging to describe than others in this series. It has no brand, no name, no markings. Still, it’s apparently the common generic pencil in New Zealand. One thing I’ll say is that compared to a cheap no-name pencil that I’d find in North America, it’s just a bit thicker [...] Schwan-STABILO also manufacture the Schwan line – “Schwan” being a swan, derived from the name of company founder Gustav Adam Schwanhäusser. The Schwan pencils I have are curious – a yellow version, the Schwan 305, marked HB=2, and a wine coloured version, the Schwan 306, marked HB=21/2. The 306 is also labelled with a barcode. [...] Schwan-STABILO’s website says the company was founded in Bavaria in 1855. Today, they are a successful conglomerate with 2800 employees, and their main revenue source is from cosmetic pencils. Their highlighters and markers are what one might see in an office supply store in Canada. Graphite pencils are not typically for sale at local retailers. [...] |
|||||
|
Copyright © 2005-2012 pencil talk - All Rights Reserved 
|
||||||
