Following our previous polls, on pencil pre-sharpening and the question of eraser attachment, this weekend we will consider the shape of pencils.
Today, the majority of branded pencils from all parts of the world are sold in a hexagonal shape. Yet round and triangular pencils carry on with many adherents.
What do you prefer? Feel […]
The Staedtler Mars Lumograph 100 is an icon of a pencil. When a movie depicts an artist sketching, often as not it’s the familiar blue Mars Lumograph 100 the actor is holding.
It’s also a marketing success. It’s sold in art supply stores, it’s sold at Staples, and it’s sold at the last independent […]
Yesterday’s quiz on modern pencils was fun, so let’s try a vintage version.
Many of these brands carry on, although not necessarily under the same ownership. Others are sadly gone.
[UPDATE]
Michael and others demonstrated a great knowledge of yesteryear’s pencils.
The pencils are (left to right):
1. Eberhard Faber Microtomic
2. IBM Electrographic
3. Eagle Black Warrior
4. A. W. Faber […]
Just for fun, can anyone name the ten pencils shown in the photo?
They’re all modern pencils.
[UPDATE]
Well, James, Kent and scruss know their pencils!
The pencils are (left to right):
1. Tombow Mono 100
2. Kita-Boshi Hit 9900
3. California Republic Prospector
4. Koh-I-Noor Hardmuth 1500
5. Derwent Graphic
6. Staedtler Mars Lumograph
7. General Kimberley
8. Mitsubishi Hi-Uni
9. Pentel Black Polymer 999
10. […]
This is the second anniversary of this blog.
Two months ago, the web address changed. Today, that change is being consolidated with a new blog title. This aligns the blog name with the domain name, and reflects the fact that the posts about pencils have been the vast majority. (We’ll continue to discuss paper, […]