Comments on: IBM Electrographic pencil

By: Kevin

Kevin — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 10:24:05 +0000

I’m not an expert on ferrules/erasers but I have noticed that my example of the General’s Test Scoring 580 pencil has an identical ferrule to the “Electrographic” shown above … indeed the whole pencil looks eerily similar. The writing properties described above are also evident in the ’580′. I have hunted high and low for these 580 pencils online but none ship overseas. General’s, please consider your overseas customers.

By: Christian

Christian — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 20:46:00 +0000

I have 23 IBM Electrographic pencils for sale if anyone is interested.

By: penciladmin

penciladmin — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 00:52:58 +0000

Gertjan, this sounds very interesting! Thank you for the comment.

By: Gertjan

Gertjan — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 19:51:00 +0000

for the real lover:
“IBM – Elektrographik” fountain pen, black with visible ink reservoir.
Used at the early computer systems of Dutch Rotterdamsche Bank, nowadays Amro Bank.

By: Charles

Charles — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 14:11:07 +0000

Mr. Lieb, do you still have some IBM Electrograhic pencils?
Please email me, if you do have some. I have been searching for them for a long time.
Best, Chase

By: Xavier

Xavier — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 09:04:03 +0000

Dear Mr Lieb,
I would love to take you up on your offer!
How do we go about getting in touch?
Xavier
Aotearoa New Zealand

By: Frans J.M. Stokhof de Jong architect - kunstenaar

Frans J.M. Stokhof de Jong architect - kunstenaar — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 19:30:31 +0000

ik ben op zoek naar een potloodstifthouder voor mijn potloodstiften dik 1.01 mm. van moijn IBM ELECTROGRAPHIIC van 40 jaar geleden . wie kan me hier verder meem helpen ???? .

By: Neil Allen

Neil Allen — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 18:01:57 +0000

This message is directed to Dick Lieb or any other people with extra IBM Electrographic Pencils:
Hello,
My name is Neil Allen and I am thirteen years of age and a drummer. You can see me on youtube at http://www.youtube.com/user/rennieallen.
Anyway,I would be very interested in obtaining any IBM Electrographic Pencils because I would like to case them and preserve them for years to come.
I am a collector of all sorts of things. I have a Typewriter, Oil lamp, Rotary Telephone(And yes I use it as my regular phone) and many other antique things.
So if anyone would be generous enough to give me any IBM Electrographic Pencils please contact me at neil.alexander.allen@gmail.com and I will work something out with you.
And I promise that if I obtain any IBM Electrographic Pencils, I will preserve them with the highest care.

Sincerely,
Neil A. Allen

By: zzybaloobah

zzybaloobah — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 20:59:49 +0000

Yes, I remember these well. In college, we were given these for tests, and occasionally tried to carry them off after the exam because they wrote so well. I still have a couple of 4″ – 6″ pencils from 30 years ago….

By: Futural

Futural — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:54:31 +0000

@ Gunter,I understand that Chemical engineering has synthesized graphite.
As far as I know the polymer is used to replace clay on the mixture to give strength to lead but the graphite remains natural. So I have these questions. Is syntetic graphite different from polymer graphite? and Is it possible a complete synthetic lead, i.e. polymer rather than clay and synthetic graphite rather than natural graphite?

By: Chris R

Chris R — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:29:51 +0000

Hello,

I’d be interested in obtaining some IBM Electrographics. If Dick or anyone else would be willing to sell some, let me know at coyyrbxxoymxiytxe@gmail.com (remove the x’s and y’s).

By: Gunther

Gunther — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:16:20 +0000

It could also be possible that “electronic” refers to electronically produced, i.e. synthetic graphite. – As far as I know A.W. Faber were the first to offer pencils with synthetic graphite at the beginning of the 20th century, starting a controversy amongst experts about the quality and the suitability of it for pencils.