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The Tombow LV-KEV is an absolute delight of a pencil. Though similar in concept to the red and blue pencils we have seen – this is a mix of HB grade graphite (a.k.a lead) at one end, and red at the other – though not in equal measure. The black lead end is 70% of [...] Yesterday, I mentioned pencils made from wood scraps. Well, I just found another – the Mitsubishi 2667 EW red and blue pencil. Mitsubishi’s product page is here, and the page includes a small diagram that appears to mention the construction method. The pencil has a very nice woodgrain finish. The text is in green, with [...] Here is the first triangular format red and blue pencil I’ve seen. Oversize, with a 6.25mm diameter lead, this pencil is part of the Lyra Super Ferby Duo lineup of double-ended two colour pencils. Lyra makes a very wide range of products, but like everything else in their “Ferby” brand, these pencils are first rate. [...] We’ve seen red and blue pencils from both the US and Europe – and now thanks to the kindness of fellow pencil aficionado isu from the uncomfortable chair, I am able to present some pencils from the estimable Kita-Boshi in Japan. These aren’t just red and blue pencils – they are vermilion and prussian blue [...] There is a notable new post over at the uncomfortable chair. A vintage L. & C. Hardtmuth No. 43B leadholder is featured. One end holds a red lead, and the other a blue lead. Though unusual, there are other examples of this category. Leadholder.com shows a 1948 red and blue Caran d’Ache Fixpencil 33 at [...] The red and blue pencil concept also exists in the mechanical pencil realm. The Autopoint Twinpoint is a mechanical pencil with lead at both ends! Each end is colour coded red or blue, and dispenses a corresponding lead. Though the product is named the “Twinpoint”, this pencil type seems to be popularly known as a [...] |
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