u/Microtomic603

Image 1 — Eberhard Faber Mongol Ink
Image 2 — Eberhard Faber Mongol Ink
Image 3 — Eberhard Faber Mongol Ink
Image 4 — Eberhard Faber Mongol Ink
Image 5 — Eberhard Faber Mongol Ink
Image 6 — Eberhard Faber Mongol Ink
Image 7 — Eberhard Faber Mongol Ink
Image 8 — Eberhard Faber Mongol Ink
Image 9 — Eberhard Faber Mongol Ink
Image 10 — Eberhard Faber Mongol Ink
Image 11 — Eberhard Faber Mongol Ink
Image 12 — Eberhard Faber Mongol Ink
▲ 64 r/pencils

Eberhard Faber Mongol Ink

Eberhard Faber offered an assortment of copying pencils in the Mongol line from the teens until some point in the mid to late 30's, predating the long lived Van Dyke Copying pencil line by around a decade. They originally wore a yellow finish that would later change to lavender and purple. The 760 was the untiped version, the 770 had a black or later a gilt mouthpiece (long cap to stick in your mouth) and the 780 was basically a 760 with included point protector. The three boxes pictured are all of different construction, one "wrapped", one "direct printed" and the last a classic EF "Push Box".

u/Microtomic603 — 11 days ago
▲ 101 r/pencils

Old Faber Friday

A few recent Faber finds...601s from the early/mid 20's, 480s from the early 40's and some Wandering Star 482s from the early 50's. Let's see some old Eberhard Fabers!

u/Microtomic603 — 2 months ago
▲ 56 r/pencils

Time Magazine bicentennial jumbos

My #1 Pencil Minion brought these to me earlier this week, she stumbled on them at a garage sale. I wonder who made them? Musgrave?

u/Microtomic603 — 2 months ago
▲ 38 r/pencils

Rubber Tipped Van Dyke 600

These are a bit of an oddity...early 30's Microtomic Van Dyke 600, typically past the long ferrule era not to mention the 600 doesn't have a tip, normally.

u/Microtomic603 — 3 months ago

Saturday scale swap

Got some G10 Lotus scales in today, they feel great. Interestingly, the 2011 blade dropped into the LW handle perfectly while both of the linered knives lost their perfect factory action and need some adjustment, hopefully they will come around.

I need another pocket clip, has anyone tried the Lynch left hand Para3 clip on a Para2 set up for right hand carry?

u/Microtomic603 — 4 months ago

Siouk cases

Thanks to the person who discovered these, they are perfect for smaller pocket lights, even if they do have a funky smell lol. I wish they made one that would accommodate longer lights, need to figure out a custom insert.

u/Microtomic603 — 4 months ago
▲ 31 r/pencils

Magic Coat Pencil and friends

A few odds and ends from one of my favorite local sales. I almost missed it this time, was the last customer and got there at closing time. Luckily the guy that holds the sale is cool and always has a stash of pencils saved for me.

u/Microtomic603 — 5 months ago
▲ 14 r/pencils

Mini Mongols

I'm not sure why, but there are now little Mongolettes on the loose. I guess it's a good sign that they are expanding the product line, hopefully that means the 2 3/8 and 3 grades are in the pipeline. IMO they would look better with a "Diamond Cedar" logo and stacked "incense cedar" imprint...

u/Microtomic603 — 5 months ago

LED sampler

I wanted to try some of the more popular LEDs first hand so I put this "sampler" together. From left to right...

  1. S15 3xb35am
  2. S15 LHP531 4kk 10A
  3. S8 STF42r 5kk 10A
  4. S7 B35AM 4kk
  5. S7 STF40 3kk
  6. S7 519a 2700k
  7. S7 519a 1800k
  8. S7 B35AM 3kk
  9. S7 B35AM 5kk
  10. S6 STF25r 5kk 8A
  11. S2+ B35AM 4500k
  12. S2+ B35AM 3500k
u/Microtomic603 — 5 months ago