Someone much wiser than myself once said, "Too much of a good thing is wonderful." To my eyes, your collection looks very much under control and it's great fun to look at, MAMO! Thank you for continuing to share it with us, and while I don't want to be an enabler, I say they make pencil boxes so that they may be filled.
Perhaps if I could fit ALL of the manufacturers in my collection, and ALL of the pencil boxes, in the frame you'd be less encouraging! Thanks, Kevin. I probably couldn't stop even if I tried!
You have an amazing collection! What a great video. Thank you! I really enjoyed marbled pencils when young. Didn't imagine that I would reflect upon them years later. You give a great quote of wisdom near the end: "It's hard to send your darlings away just because you have two of them."
I can fully understand pencil collections getting out of control. I've been collecting seriously for around 15 years and have so many that it would take days to go through them all -- multiple thousands, and donated thousands more. I really do need to organize them by brand. I started a few times, but it's quite an overwhelming project. Most of my full dozen boxes are somewhat organized, but the loose ones really take time.
I for one enjoyed every second of that. In fact if I had my way you'd go even longer and do writing samples. Question: Do you find that these really old pencils seem to have firmer/scratchier/lighter leads than more modern pencils? I have quite a few Empire and various other pencils from around the same time that are this way. The notable exceptions being the Eberhard Faber Ecowriter and the "Patriotic Helpmate" oversized pencil, both of which are great writers.
@@Mandalore06 Thank you, my friend. Re: your question about age of pencils and firmness/scratchiness: it's hard to say. My perceptions are no doubt skewed because, when I buy new pencils, I've chosen them often because I know they will be softer and darker. Meaning they're graded as B or 2B, or are from a manufacturer known for producing dark graphite pencils (Hindustan, Tombow, etc). When I find older, vintage pencils, it's necessarily pencils that have survived down to the present day, so it's whatever the numeric preponderance is. Which means mostly HB or No. 2. So, I'm tempted to say older pencils are harder and scratchier, but there may be a reason I think that. I'm not comparing apples and apples.
Someone much wiser than myself once said, "Too much of a good thing is wonderful." To my eyes, your collection looks very much under control and it's great fun to look at, MAMO! Thank you for continuing to share it with us, and while I don't want to be an enabler, I say they make pencil boxes so that they may be filled.
Perhaps if I could fit ALL of the manufacturers in my collection, and ALL of the pencil boxes, in the frame you'd be less encouraging! Thanks, Kevin. I probably couldn't stop even if I tried!
You have an amazing collection! What a great video. Thank you!
I really enjoyed marbled pencils when young. Didn't imagine that I would reflect upon them years later.
You give a great quote of wisdom near the end:
"It's hard to send your darlings away just because you have two of them."
Perhaps I overstated it a bit?
Thank you, my friend.
I can fully understand pencil collections getting out of control. I've been collecting seriously for around 15 years and have so many that it would take days to go through them all -- multiple thousands, and donated thousands more. I really do need to organize them by brand. I started a few times, but it's quite an overwhelming project. Most of my full dozen boxes are somewhat organized, but the loose ones really take time.
I for one enjoyed every second of that. In fact if I had my way you'd go even longer and do writing samples.
Question: Do you find that these really old pencils seem to have firmer/scratchier/lighter leads than more modern pencils? I have quite a few Empire and various other pencils from around the same time that are this way. The notable exceptions being the Eberhard Faber Ecowriter and the "Patriotic Helpmate" oversized pencil, both of which are great writers.
@@Mandalore06 Thank you, my friend.
Re: your question about age of pencils and firmness/scratchiness: it's hard to say. My perceptions are no doubt skewed because, when I buy new pencils, I've chosen them often because I know they will be softer and darker. Meaning they're graded as B or 2B, or are from a manufacturer known for producing dark graphite pencils (Hindustan, Tombow, etc).
When I find older, vintage pencils, it's necessarily pencils that have survived down to the present day, so it's whatever the numeric preponderance is. Which means mostly HB or No. 2.
So, I'm tempted to say older pencils are harder and scratchier, but there may be a reason I think that. I'm not comparing apples and apples.
You have a very soothing voice.
Very kind of you to say.
8:15 Glad I could contribute to the madness.
Turnabout is fair play, no?
Were do you get your pencils
Thrift stores, estate sales, sometimes big lots on eBay.