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The sorry tale of Blaisdell in London
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Continue reading →: The sorry tale of Blaisdell in LondonFrom what I can gather, Blaisdell’s involvement in London around the turn of the century was short and not particularly sweet. What makes this an interesting proposition for collectors therefore is the short amount of time the London-marked pencils were produced. What makes this even more interesting for a pencil…
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Her Majesty’s Stationery Office pencils
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Continue reading →: Her Majesty’s Stationery Office pencilsI’ve seen a selection of recurring markings on pencils, but one that always interested me was the ‘S [Crown] O‘ stamping on a number of older, (mainly) British pencils. If you collect older pencils you’ve almost certainly come across it before. The stamp tends to sit alongside a code, for…
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Continue reading →: F Chambers attends the Wembley Exhibition of 1924
I’ve always enjoyed collecting F Chambers pencils and in fact some of those pencils probably deserve a post of their own. Many of their pencils had strange model names such as the ‘WENO’ and “IONA” below. I’m not sure where the names stemmed from, but according to an advertisement I’ve…
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Continue reading →: Wolff’s “J” Pencils
I have a soft spot for Wolff’s pencils, the pre-Royal Sovereign manufacturer who was based in London. One pencil from their lineup has always been of particular interest to me – The “J” Pencil. My curiosity stemmed from the reading the following quotation from ‘British Commerce and Industry. The Post-War…
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Continue reading →: Hogarth & Hayes – Polygrade Set
The pencil maker ‘Derwent’ has a particularly rich history (hence the reason they have a pencil museum, I guess) and with that comes with a bunch of name changes. I’ll try not to make this post a company-history lesson, but essentially, before Derwent there was Cumberland, before Cumberland there was…
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Continue reading →: American Pencil Co. – Velvet Lead Pencils
I don’t propose to tell you the history of the American Lead Pencil Co. in this post. That would be too long, and actually, there are probably (read: definitely) better resources out there to do that. I do however happen to have some older pencils from the American Lead Pencil…
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Continue reading →: William Mitchell’s “Monk” pencils
Staying with British made pencils for my second part of pencils for Calligraphy / lettering, we have the William Mitchell’s “Monk” pencil. Similar to the Druid in naming, it appears that that both manufacturers were trying to evoke the same ideas with their marketing. My box came a bit battered,…
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Continue reading →: Royal Sovereign “Druid” pencils
This is part 1 of a series of ‘pencils for calligraphy’ posts. I have a few more lined up in draft, but over time, it may expand to 5 or 6 total. I’m sure there are others and so the series does not set out to present an exhaustive list.…
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Continue reading →: Faber Castell NFL pencils
Superbowl season is upon us and once again, my Colts aren’t making an appearance… It’s a good opportunity to dig out these Faber Castell NFL pencils. I don’t collect novelty pencils, but these are a small exception, especially as they are branded Faber Castell. If you have any other of…
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Continue reading →: The world needs another pencil blog!
This is the first post in the blog. There’s not much to it, but it gets the ball rolling. I have quite a few blog post ideas in my drafts, so intend on working on those in upcoming weeks. Saying that, there is no schedule for blog posts, but there…
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