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Cyclingpencils has a very interesting post that shows a vintage Johann Faber pencil marked “Made in Japan”! I hope some further information will come to light. After mentioning the modern Mirado, I remembered that I had a vintage box of Eagle Mirados laying around. Those with Eagle eyes will note that the original half-gross box appears to have an invited guest: The pull out tab helps to access the pencils, yet I guess I never pulled it all the way. It [...] My thanks to isu for linking “Globe” with “Chikyu”. Here are some vintage Chikyu 8380 pencils. You can observe the globe logo. The pencils are bound in twine, and enclosed in a cardboard box. Though 2H is too hard a grade for my typical pencil use, they were difficult to resist. I’m not going to [...] Along with the IBM Electrographic pencil, IBM also manufactured lead for mechanical pencils. The box is inscribed on the side: “For Electrical Mark Sensing For Marking IBM Test Scoring Machine Answer Sheets and IBM Mark Sensed Cards” The bottom contains these instructions: “To Make Electrically Conductive Pencil Marks Mark with firm pressure on a sharp [...] A brighter than average yellow pencil – the Eberhard Faber Marigold 240. It was one of perhaps hundreds of brands once made by Eberhard Faber. You never know what a small city art supply store will offer. Last weekend, I found some pencils for sale from a long defunct Connecticut pencil manufacturer. Ruwe Pencil Co. was purchased by Dixon in 1988, and I had only heard of them from collecting sites like Brand Name Pencils, so it was surprising to [...] |
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