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Pencil aficionados are aware that many of the pencil brands of yesteryear are now owned by Sanford, a division of the huge conglomerate Newell-Rubbermaid. Sanford has acquired a lot of brands over the years, including hundreds of pencil names once owned by Eberhard Faber. As a global firm, the offerings vary from market to market. [...] Congratulations to the uncomfortable chair, which is celebrating the milestone of 100,000 visitors. Going strong since 2005, this is a significant achievement in a specialty area! The uncomfortable chair focuses on leadholders and mechanical pencils, and is always worth a look, even for those of us who cannot read Japanese. Congratulations isu. Along with the IBM Electrographic pencil, IBM also manufactured lead for mechanical pencils. The box is inscribed on the side: “For Electrical Mark Sensing For Marking IBM Test Scoring Machine Answer Sheets and IBM Mark Sensed Cards” The bottom contains these instructions: “To Make Electrically Conductive Pencil Marks Mark with firm pressure on a sharp [...] KUM is a well known pencil sharpener manufacturer. Though inhabiting a very specialized market, they have an enviable reputation as a quality manufacturer with international distribution. What may not be as well known is that KUM sells pencils – three by my count, all part of larger product offerings. Today we’ll look at the KUM [...] I hope blog readers are aware that some effort goes into finding unusual and high quality pencils to write about. They unfortunately don’t just fall out of an office supply cabinet. While there have been some successes in the last three years, we’ve also really just scratched the surface. As an example of the challenge, [...] Thank you Coudal Partners for the link to this blog. The mention is appreciated. |
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