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So far, we’ve seen two examples of red and blue pencils from Japan – the first rate Kita Boshi 9667, and the very unusual finger-jointed Mitsubishi 2667. Let’s continue our exploration of this interesting pencil format by looking at the mainstream offerings from Japan’s largest pencil manufacturers, Tombow and Mitsubishi. Tombow makes the round 8900 [...] Though Staedtler and Faber-Castell may get more attention here at pencil talk, the Bic name might be better known to global consumers. Famous as producers of disposable ballpoint pens, Bic also make woodcase pencils. The Bic 101 is made in China, and is sold in a box that lists distributors in Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, [...] Caution. Avert your eyes! This is a joint post, and you should first head on over to Dave’s Mechanical Pencils to learn about Ancient Kauri wood. Then head back here. It isn’t too often that a letter carrier arrives at my door bearing a package with the markings of the New Zealand postal authority. I’ll [...] Hmm, has anyone noticed this aspect of mechanical pencil refills? Pentel Ain refills (just to pick a particular brand) are all the same price. And all are 60mm in length. But they contain: 0.3mm – 20 pieces 0.4mm – 30 pieces 0.5mm – 40 pieces 0.7mm – 40 pieces 0.9mm – 36 pieces What gives? [...] We have seen some specialty pencils from Viarco of Portugal, namely the Violeta Copia copying pencil and the Olympico and Comercial red and blue pencils. Today we’ll venture into more mainstream territory. For those who didn’t read those articles, I’ll restate that “Viarco is a 94 year old pencil company from João da Madeira, Portugal, [...] While I once thought that the IBM Electrographic represented a legacy pencil category, I keep finding new exam pencils entering the market. The Papermate Exam pencil is probably unfamiliar to North American and European readers. The box says the pencil is “distributed by Sanford Brands, a Newell Rubbermaid company,” and lists the Australia, Malaysia, New [...] |
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