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Today we examine a trio of red and blue pencils from around the globe. From Berol México we have the Escolar. A part of the global Sanford empire, Berol México continues to use historically important pen and pencil brand names such as Blaisdell and Esterbrook. Sanford products from México can be found at some small [...] Here is an unusual pencil that I know little about. An oversized woodcased chalk pencil, the Jass allows for a lot more precision than a typical stick of chalk. On slate: On a chalkboard: See Bleistift for a nice article on writing with chalk and slate (and variants). Are there any teachers out there who [...] These are not pencils for writing memoirs or taking scientific notes. Made by Caran d’Ache, the graphite core is water soluble. Like watercolour paint, the graphite dissolves when wet, becoming another type of medium, while remaining graphite. The pencils, in HB, B, and 3B, have the bar code attached to a removable plastic piece: The [...] Interested in a great graphite writing and drawing experience that might use a less well known writing implement? How about the opportunity to use colour leads, or even a ballpoint pen with the same pencil? Let’s take a look at 3.15mm leadholders! These pencils have a lead diameter that is about 50% thicker than the [...] This post continues on two other articles about vintage multipencils. (The Faber-Castell 33/78 four colour pencil and the Caran D’ache Tricolor.) I mentioned their quality construction, as well as the relative complexity of their mechanisms. Well, I got further with them than I did with the Caran d’Ache 45. The 45 was advertised online as [...] The Caran d’Ache Tricolor is another vintage multipencil, no less complicated than the pencil in the previous post. Gold-plated, the cap is inscribed “Plaqué D’or”. It is a leadholder with three (graphite, red, blue) inserts. Instructions are always good, but warnings in special red ink can be a bit scary. (Non-literal translation: If you break [...] |
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