Comments on: Tombow 2010 pencil http://www.penciltalk.org/2008/07/tombow-2010-pencil A discussion of the art and beauty of the pencil. Since 2005. Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:19:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Geraint Howells http://www.penciltalk.org/2008/07/tombow-2010-pencil#comment-32638 Geraint Howells Sat, 19 Jul 2008 08:28:44 +0000 http://www.penciltalk.org/?p=267#comment-32638 Hi The Japanese writing on the side of the box says: 'Tombo Pencil Manufacturer Ltd. Tokyo' (Literal Translation: 'Tokyo, Limited Company, Tombo Pencil Manufacturer' Hi

The Japanese writing on the side of the box says:
‘Tombo Pencil Manufacturer Ltd. Tokyo’

(Literal Translation:
‘Tokyo, Limited Company, Tombo Pencil Manufacturer’

]]> By: penciladmin http://www.penciltalk.org/2008/07/tombow-2010-pencil#comment-32632 penciladmin Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:41:32 +0000 http://www.penciltalk.org/?p=267#comment-32632 The following information was received from a kind reader: "H.O.P" stands for "Harunosuke Ogawa Pencil". Harunosuke Ogawa was the <a href="http://www.tombow.com/en/company/history.html" rel="nofollow">founder of Tombow</a>. The following information was received from a kind reader:

“H.O.P” stands for “Harunosuke Ogawa Pencil”.

Harunosuke Ogawa was the founder of Tombow.

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