pencil talk

I’m not certain if this is the one leadholder to rule them all, but it is very nice - exceptionally nice.

Has Dixon gone too far in extending the Ticonderoga brand?
Fort Ticonderoga has played a part in French, British, and especially American history. It played a landmark role in the American revolution. The Ticonderoga pencil has been named and marketed such that its identity is inextricably bound with this history. Dixon, dating from the 18th […]

The 19th International Stationery and Office Products Fair in Tokyo (underway now) has seen a major pencil announcement - the revival of the famed Colleen Pencil Co. It seems this is the Thailand based version of the company, relaunching products in Japan.
Two products in particular look fantastic to me:
A nostalgic recreation of the 1967 […]

We’ve seen red and blue pencils from both the US and Europe - and now thanks to the kindness of fellow pencil aficionado isu from the uncomfortable chair, I am able to present some pencils from the estimable Kita-Boshi in Japan.

These aren’t just red and blue pencils - they are vermilion and prussian blue pencils! […]

A precursor to carbon paper, the Gestetner machine, and the photo copier, the copying pencil allowed the duplication of hand created documents.

There is a notable new post over at the uncomfortable chair.
A vintage L. & C. Hardtmuth No. 43B leadholder is featured. One end holds a red lead, and the other a blue lead.
Though unusual, there are other examples of this category. Leadholder.com shows a 1948 red and blue Caran d’Ache Fixpencil 33 at the bottom […]

A dozen vintage Dixon pencils.

They are marked:
Leadfast PAT. 1927142 Made in U.S.A. Dixon Ticonderoga 1395 No. 2 5/10

A cardboard holder has an illustration of Fort Ticonderoga, and the slogan “A Dixon Pencil For Every Use”.

US Patent 1927142 was issued on September 19, 1933, for the eraser/ferrule combination.
They don’t make them like this anymore!

The third in a series on Korean pencils.

The Dong-A Office Pencil with black matte finish is definitely sharp looking. What I can’t definitively confirm is how it compares to the Dong-A Hangdangmoo. At times the lead seems smoother, and at other times the same. It is certainly no worse. It may very well be […]