Found in a drawer - nine yellow office pencils, sharpened and ready to use.
The pencils are marked:
1. Czechoslovakia Bohemia Works Deluxe 1380 HB
As Czechoslovakia split up in 1993, this pencil is an interesting historical item. I seem to recall Bohemia Works pencils being available some years ago.
2. Roundedge Grand & Toy HB
Dating from the 1880s, […]
Our fifth and final article on Faber-Castell perfect pencils.
This is the original silver-plate version that you’ve probably seen languishing in storefronts for some years now.
The set is all wood, with a heavy metal (brass?) silver-plated lid.
The inlay that surrounds the writing instruments is also solid wood, unlike the frosted green glass case.
The set includes four […]
Fourth in our series is the platinum-plate version of the Perfect Pencil. This post has far more photos than in any previous entry, so please let me know if you encounter problems such as the website slowing down.
This is the currently offered Graf von Faber-Castell Perfect Pencil. It is sold alone, and in various […]
Next in our “Perfect Pencil” series, we are going to look at the Design Perfect Pencil, which features an aluminum pencil extender.
It is typically sold in a paper and plastic box with the extender and three of the refill pencils.
The product is interesting in itself, and also an intermediate step between the plastic and precious […]
This article is the first in a series on Faber-Castell’s “Perfect Pencil” line.
The Perfect Pencil is a pencil extender with a clip. Newer versions also have a built in sharpener. The mechanisms and materials vary through the product range.
Today we’ll look at the basic model, the Castell Perfect Pencil.
Sold loose or in a blister […]
Faber-Castell and Staedtler each make a specialty extension to their premier lines - a “steno pencil”, aimed at shorthand practitioners. They are round versions of the Castell 9000 and Lumograph 100.
Staedtler’s entry is the Mars Stenofix, model 101. A round version of the Lumograph 100 (a Lumograph 101?), it is dark blue, but […]
Faber-Castell seems to be the sole major manufacturer currently offering a wooden box of pencils. And what a box it is!
Their offering has a removable lid, and it houses a dozen fantastic pencils, the Graf von Faber-Castell pencil.
The outer packaging says “12 bleistifte” (12 pencils), which although truthful, is an incredible understatement.
My only […]
Natural finish pencils have deservedly earned a following. Today we’ll take a look at Faber-Castell’s offering in this market segment, the 1117.
This pencil has a ferrule and eraser, untypical of Faber-Castell pencils, and possibly suggesting that it’s aimed at the North American market. But it seems to be sold mainly (solely?) in Europe.
The pencil […]