Category: Mechanical Pencil
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Peroklinika and Penkala
In the main square in Zagreb, Croatia, you can find this building: And if you walk up to that arch, you’ll see this plaque. Walk down the alley in the...
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Sheaffer’s Crest Deluxe 1500 / 600 set
This is a Crest Deluxe 1500 vacuum filler fountain pen with a 500 mechanical pencil made by Sheaffer in the early-to-mid 1940s. The barrels of both are brown striated with...
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Parker Duofold Senior Mechanical Pencil
This is a mechanical pencil made in the late 1920’s. It uses 1.1 mm leads, which can still be purchased from places like the Legendary Lead Company, for example… V2019044
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Parker 51 set
Not much to say here, since much has been written about the 51. This is just a pen and pencil set from Denmark, including the filling instructions in Danish. The...
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Parker Victory MK V
The Parker Victory has a history ranging from the MK I that started production in 1941 to the MK V that ended in the 1960’s. The full story can be...
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Geha set
The Geha Company was started in Hannover, Germany in 1918 by two brothers, Heinrich and Conrad Hartmann. (The company name is a shortened form of Gebrüder Hartmann, or Hartmann Brothers). The company,...
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Parker Slimfold set
This pen and pencil set was made in Denmark by the Christian Olsen factory in Copenhagen. True to its name, this set is best suited to someone with a small...
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Miller 662 & 660
This is a Danish Miller 662 fountain pen and 660 mechanical pencil set. The pen is a button filler with a very flexible nib and the pencil takes 0.9 mm...
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Osmia / Faber-Castell 883 & 189
This set is dated 3.9.57 as was therefore probably made in the 1950’s. The 883 fountain pen has a Fine nib with a nice flex and a clean ink window, and is...