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There are a few novelty pencil genres that seem persistent. Though ballpoint pens are always encroaching, the pencil still seems to be a choice at many museum gift shops, at hotels, and a select few other places. One of these persistent genres seems to be the “multiplication pencil” – a pencil for children with a [...] Over the last three years, we’ve mentioned many Chinese made pencils – yet these have always been pencils made in China for other brands and firms. This is the first Chinese pencil associated with the originating factory that we’ve seen. Thanks to blog reader Jieun for proving these pencils! These pencils were made at the [...] A few interesting links/web discoveries that have recently been sent here: The WEEKLY DIY ROUNDUP: PENS, PENCILS, AND CASES! from Threadbanger. Lots of crafty pencil accessory possibilities. Thanks Joyce. Eco-Pencils at Slate. Mainly a debate about mechanical vs. woodcase pencils. Thanks to blog reader Sekhar for the link. Pencils can be integral to schools! at [...] Here are a couple of amazingly thin erasers. The Tombow Mono zero is a 2.3mm diameter cyclindrical eraser, dispensed by clicking the cap. It really does seem like a mechanical pencil in both form and function. I thought this eraser was probably a borderline novelty, but it worked quite well over a period of days. [...] We are late by two years – the Musgrave Pencil Company’s 90th anniversary was in 2006. Yet, it was still a true delight to recently receive a box of Musgrave’s 90th anniversary pencils. Round pencils, they have gold coloured ferrules, with white erasers. All have dyed wood – red, green, or yellow, with corresponding varnish. [...] The Managing Intellectual Property website has a lengthy interview with Staedtler’s chief legal counsel. Naturally, a lot of attention is given to Staedtler’s brands and trademarks. Though Mars dates from 1900, Staedtler has two older brands: Atlas and Minerva. I wasn’t previously aware of Atlas. A very interesting read. LINK: Interview: Thomas Schatz, Staedtler Group |
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