Comments on: Staedtler’s twelve pencils

By: Lisa

Lisa — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 13:12:12 +0000

2 comments for Dave
1. I too wish I could find the 120 – Noris (hexagonal) or 122 – Noris (hexagonal, eraser). They write better than the blue and white ones.
2. I wear my 122 Noris pencils (the few I have left) to about 2 1/2 inches. And, call me crazy, but I don’t throw them away. I keep them on the shelf in a pencil holder to remind me that I can be productive.

By: Frank

Frank — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:14:02 +0000

The “Rally” is the successor of the former “Cadet”, which had also no model number (at least it was not printed on the pencil).

By: penciladmin

penciladmin — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:27:33 +0000

Thank you. There seem to be still others, like the exam pencil 168, the 131, and the “Rally” (model number unknown).

By: Frank

Frank — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:24:14 +0000

There are a few to add:

tradition 112, eraser (pink in UK, white in Australia)
yellow 134, eraser(I thought I’ve seen it once in this blog)

By: penciladmin

penciladmin — Wed, 06 May 2009 15:27:51 +0000

Thanks for checking in, Quark. I believe the Norica name has also been used for products from the former Staedtler pencil factory in Wales.

By: QuarkVI

QuarkVI — Wed, 06 May 2009 08:04:31 +0000

Well found this page while trying to find some information on some Staedtler Norica pencils I have.

Mine are green with erasers and have the following imprint

(S.A.) STAEDTLER NORICA 132 40

Just thought I would mention it for the trainspotters out there as I am only recently paying close attention to the pencils I use.

cheers
Robin

By: penciladmin

penciladmin — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 02:26:30 +0000

Marcus, thank you for your comment. I also have some blue Norica pencils. This list is meant to be a summary of pencils that Staedtler publicly market in a global way (at least in 2008). I think it was clear in referencing pencils that Staedtler globally markets, and mentioning that many other pencils are not advertised, or are made just for local markets.

By: Marcus Morris

Marcus Morris — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 02:14:30 +0000

You mention the Norica but do not include it in the list of 12 pencils. I have two boxes of Norica here (blue, hexagonal). The model number is 130 (actually 130 41). Does this mean the Norica is actually a Minerva marketed under a different name? I don’t actually have a Minerva, so I cannot compare.

By: MIlind Jogdand

MIlind Jogdand — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 09:28:56 +0000

Dear sir,
I am a graphics designer, when I was working at sydney I use to have your few products like lumograph pencils, I am unable to get it here in Pune /India, can you please let me know who is your dealer so that I can buy it from him.

Thanks.
Milind

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:49:00 +0000

Ahh! Thanks Frank.

I wish I could find a source for the 122 – Noris (hexagonal, eraser) pencil. But stores in Chicago just don’t seem to have them..and I dislike buying online.

PA – an idea for a new topic. How much of a pencil do most people use? Or in other words, how short does a pencil become before you would consider throwing it away?

By: Frank

Frank — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:39:55 +0000

The Tradition is also produced in the UK, where he’s considerably more popular than in Germany.

The core for the Pacific manufactured in Thailand comes from Germany (that’s the reason for the print “Made in Germany”), so this one and the Minerva makes them a sort of cousins, both at the lower end of the Staedtler quality range.

By: penciladmin

penciladmin — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:10:36 +0000

They’re both red. Does that make them cousins?