Sanford Turquoise 02022 2mm leadholder
This leadholder represents an interesting extension of the venerable Turquoise pencil line.
Made in Japan (the pencils are made in the U.S.), it is a “Sanford Turquoise” rather than a “Prismacolor Turquoise”.
The body colour seemed correct in my memory, but next to a pencil, it is much closer to blue than turquoise.
It is a basic spring clutch mechanism leadholder, with a metal clutch and grip, and a plastic body. The clutch does recede into the pencil when no lead is being clutched. There is also a metal clip.
It does have a clean look, and is perfectly usable.
April 10th, 2008 at 11:16 am
That’s interesting—the woodcase pencils have much more green in them. I wonder if it couldn’t be matched given the materials used.
April 11th, 2008 at 4:22 pm
I would like to add one of these to my collection. Where can I buy one?
April 11th, 2008 at 4:34 pm
Hi Paul, I’m not sure about brick and mortar sources, but if you search for “sandford leadholder” in a search engine, you should find lots of retailers.
April 11th, 2008 at 6:09 pm
Very cool leadholder thinking about getting one, but can’t find any local stores in my area.