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    Default Re: Does anyone collect Mechanical Pencils?

    Quote Originally Posted by Austin_Malone View Post
    I've got a crapload of pencils that came with vintage sets. Personally I like the pens better, but I do like a pencil better than a ballpoint, and admittedly they do have their uses.
    Yes, it's very pleasant writing with a decent pencil; it would be nice to have a proper choice of leads (1.18mm size) I was lucky to buy some original Fyne Poynt red leads - four tubes so I should be OK for a while!

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    Retro 51 makes 1.2 mm leads for their pencils that are cheaper than many of the other brands. YoL want a fortune for their leads.

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    Default Re: Does anyone collect Mechanical Pencils?

    Here are two more Fyne Poynts.

    Blue and Crack Ice Fyne Poynts s.jpg

    The one at the top which came a week ago with a batch of pens is actually dark blue with 18ct gold band, lacking a clip but hurrah! one has been located. The second one is the "Cracked Ice" model I mentioned. Like the blue one it is an English model whilst the one I posted yesterday is a NY one. Sadly cracked ice doesn't work properly - the mechanism does not clutch the lead.

    It is long overdue that I found out how the damned things come to pieces!

    Can anyone help?

    Best wishes

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    Default Re: Does anyone collect Mechanical Pencils?

    Try contacting John Veley. He lurks here and is all about pencils.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Farmboy View Post
    Try contacting John Veley. He lurks here and is all about pencils.
    Thanks very much - how do I find him?

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    Default Re: Does anyone collect Mechanical Pencils?

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    Try contacting John Veley. He lurks here and is all about pencils.
    Thanks very much - how do I find him?

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    If you do find out, please post a piece so the rest of us also know how they come apart.

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    Default Re: Does anyone collect Mechanical Pencils?

    Quote Originally Posted by whych View Post
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    Try contacting John Veley. He lurks here and is all about pencils.
    Thanks very much - how do I find him?

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    If you do find out, please post a piece so the rest of us also know how they come apart.

    I'll be very happy to do that; the damn things have been a mystery to me for years!

    By the way, what about this one (I can't stop)?

    Black Pencil s.JPG

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    Default Re: Does anyone collect Mechanical Pencils?

    I have a bunch of mechanical pencils which belonged to my father.




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    Default Re: Does anyone collect Mechanical Pencils?

    Quote Originally Posted by whych View Post
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    Try contacting John Veley. He lurks here and is all about pencils.
    Thanks very much - how do I find him?

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    If you do find out, please post a piece so the rest of us also know how they come apart.
    Long, long overdue to pop in on this thread. I'm a vintage fan, but there's a lot of information over at my blog, The Leadhead's Pencil Blog (leadheadpencils.blogspot.com) as well as my Mechanical Pencil Museum (www.jonathanveley.com). There's a "Books by Jonathan Veley" page that has a link to order a hard or online copy of my book, The Catalogue of American Mechanical Pencils, and a couple of patent books I've written since.

    Right now I'm editor of the Pen Collectors of America's magazine, The Pennant. THat's kept a lot of my writing on the back burner lately.

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    Default Re: Does anyone collect Mechanical Pencils?

    Quote Originally Posted by Cob View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by whych View Post
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    Try contacting John Veley. He lurks here and is all about pencils.
    Thanks very much - how do I find him?

    Cob
    If you do find out, please post a piece so the rest of us also know how they come apart.

    I'll be very happy to do that; the damn things have been a mystery to me for years!

    By the way, what about this one (I can't stop)?

    Black Pencil s.JPG

    Rgds
    COb
    WoW, nice Waterman pencil, i would like to have such in my collection as well.

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    I have a number of those Scripto 9 pencils we used long before the 5s and 7s came along.

    I still like them for heft and strength, utility.

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    The Waterman is elegant. Beauty!

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    Default Re: Does anyone collect Mechanical Pencils?

    I have an Eversharp mechanical pencil and a couple of Parker mechanical pencils that came with the FP set. I use them pretty regularly.

    I also have a couple of Kuru Togas that I love (Pink and Black) and a few other modern mechanical pencils. I like demonstrator varieties.
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    Default Re: Does anyone collect Mechanical Pencils?

    Quote Originally Posted by Nom de plume View Post
    I have a bunch of mechanical pencils which belonged to my father.
    Nice collection you have! I like how the collection is put in those holders... i try to that myself.




    Quote Originally Posted by Lady Onogaro View Post
    I have an Eversharp mechanical pencil and a couple of Parker mechanical pencils that came with the FP set. I use them pretty regularly.

    I also have a couple of Kuru Togas that I love (Pink and Black) and a few other modern mechanical pencils. I like demonstrator varieties.
    Lady Onogaro, i would like to try a Kuru toga pencil in the nearest future. How are they compared to other mechanical pencils? Comfy?

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    Hi, Denizz,

    I really like mine and use it nearly every day. I have rather a heavy hand, and I used to always break the lead in most mechanical pencils, but not with the Kuru Toga for some reason. The only downside for me is that I am always misplacing the cap for the eraser. It's so tiny and it's clear, so it is easy to lose.

    My other favorite pencil is the Zebra Tect 2way light. It's a cool pencil--a demonstrator in blue with silver metal furniture. The lead isn't as hard as the Kuru Toga, which is nice, too.

    I have a soft spot for the Techniclick G, too.
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    My regular use MPs are Lamy 2000, Lamy Accent brilliant, and Kaweco Sketchup. But I have ended up with quite a collection of vintage pencils, since they turn up in mugs along with fountain pens at many flea markets and junk shops, and if they're selling for 50p or a quid I tend to pick them up, particularly if they're in a nice celluloid.

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    Default Re: Does anyone collect Mechanical Pencils?

    Quote Originally Posted by amk View Post
    My regular use MPs are Lamy 2000, Lamy Accent brilliant, and Kaweco Sketchup. But I have ended up with quite a collection of vintage pencils, since they turn up in mugs along with fountain pens at many flea markets and junk shops, and if they're selling for 50p or a quid I tend to pick them up, particularly if they're in a nice celluloid.
    Amk, i have never tried a Lamy 2000 mp or the Accent Brilliant, but i am sure these ones have to be really comfortable. I have Lamy Scribble 0.7 and i am very very happy with it.

    Also i always liked visiting flea markets here in Lithuania, i find a fountain pen or a vintage pencil time to time, however, really rarely. I have been to a car booth sale on Saturday when i visitied London last time and there were definitely more Fps or MPs to choose from.

    Lady Onogaro, thank you very much for your review and sharing your experience. I will add the zebra and the Kuru toga to my want list. I have 2 (black and violet) Pentel Technoclick myseld and i find it really good pencil as well.

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    Denizz,

    This is the Zebra Tect 2way (on Jetpens): http://www.jetpens.com/Zebra-Tect-2w...d/1604/related
    I have the blue one, but as you can see, it also comes in white, black, and green.
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    Default Re: Does anyone collect Mechanical Pencils?

    I have a genuine affection for pencils even to the extent of purchasing a Faber-Castell Perfect Pencil.

    I remember one time as a kid we were rummaging around in an old abandoned house and found a bunch of letters up in the attic, most written in pencil. I was amazed that they were so well preserved as they were about 80 years old. I also remember thinking that pencils are under rated when it comes to permanence.

    I have about 30 pencils including the ones I have in some of my vintage sets and have gone out of my way to purchase pencils that I wanted.

    I have a couple of Montblanc pencils including a 165 and a 232 Pix that were purchased singularly as well as a Rouge Boheme and others. Yard-O-Led makes a nice pencil in hex that I have had for years and also a couple of Whals, one in sterling and one in Rosewood.




    The Perfect Pencil is quite cool! Sterling and Pernambuco wood.

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    I have two Perfect Pencils, but not the Silver cap ones! (Mine are a red plastic and a green plastic.) Those are beautiful!
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