Were you surprised by how old these stationery items are? Let us know in the comments if you have any of these in your pen case and give us a like to see more videos like this!
No, I'm very suprised at how young these companies are. I mean, Japan is one of the oldest countries in the world. I'm confused as to why there aren't older stationary companies in Japan. Canson was founded in 1557, Faber Castell 1761, Windsor & Newton 1832. I would've expected Japan to have much older stationary companies than those. The video was pretty disappointing for me.
@@nilawarriorprincess It looks like they were focusing on more popular products. Pilot was founded in 1918 and their most exclusive fountain pens still bear the name Namiki in honor of the company’s original name and its founder: Namiki Manufacturing.
In 1979, I was gifted my first mechanical pencil from my 4th grade teacher. He heard from my third grade teacher that I was constantly sharpening my pencils, and she called me her most annoying student. I thought they were these new gadgets then, but that one from 1971 is now on my wish list! BTW, Mr. Vanderhoff remains my favorite teacher to this day. I think he understood my autism before it was ever really diagnosed in girls. My pencils had to be sharp, or I would not write. My mother saved to buy me the 0.5 after that, because I was unhappy the lead size was so thick in the gifted one to her. This teacher also bought me books from Scholastic, when he noticed I did not turn in my first order of books in his class. He asked my mother just to send me with the order form to turn in and he bought me my selection. I never knew this until my mother told me when I graduated high school. Wish I would have kept track of this terrific teacher in Salem Oregon.
I’m being introduced to the world of Japanese stationary, pens and the art of handwriting and it has been exciting. I recently purchased the Sakura, Uni-ball and the Pilot Kakuyo pens for my use in journaling. They are working very well. I’m relearning the art of writing small to accommodate my Hobonichi journals.
I first discovered gelly rolls in 1998. I stumbled on them at Wal-Mart in South Florida. I bought them because they stood out being glittery this led to my life obsession with gelly rolls. I returned to buy more a couple weeks later and they were gone. It became a fun game of hide and seek for gelly rolls all over. Staples, office depot, Walmart, Kmart, the teacher stores, Micheal started carrying them soon after and through the years I bought and tried tons of gel pens but Gelly Rolls will always be the best!
I've been wary of gel pens after a stupid incident in high school where I was sucking on the back of a pen, all for the ink to shoot up. I asked to go to the restroom with sky blue ink just running down my mouth 😂 Thankfully, ink pens don't stain the skin the way a regular pen might, so I was able to physically cover my gaffe. Not so much the gossip that came from it, however. I want more gel pens, though. I like that many aren't as runny as they were back when I was in high school in the early 2000's.
Japanese stationary is on another level. I've been using a pentel mechanical pencil for years. It's not that kerry one, but I literally cannot let anyone touch it. That's how good pentel's mechanical pencil is.
I have a metallic pink Pentel Kerry and I love it to pieces. Not only is it a great writing instrument, it's sexy too. I had no idea how old the Kerry mechanical pencil is until today. It surprised me. I thought it was a new style. Another great video, Jetpens! Thanks.
I would literally fight someone over my Pentel Kerry - I use it everyday. I've had it for 10+ years. I have a couple of them, but my blue 0.5mm is my go-to. Right now it's loaded with 4B lead and I loving it. I also love MD paper I keep a A6 journal as a dedicated fountain pen/ink log. I know how well they will write on other papers by how well they do on the MD.
I grew up in Taiwan in the 80s and 90s and practically every foreigner, when returning to their home country, would take a lot of Mono erasers back with them and hoard them because they were so much better than any erasers at home. I "returned" to my Passport Country in the middle of high school and my Mono erasers were one of my most treasured items. I might let a classmate borrow it for one mistake but I kept my eye on it and took it back immediately!
When I was a child I discovered Sakura Fineliner. They were $20, and I LOVED them, and treasured them, (‘cause that was a lot of money in the ‘80’s). They’re still one of my favourites.
Is this from 2010, are the dates wrong or was there a typo in the narrator notes for the Kerry Mech Pencil at 3:21? The date shown is 1971, the narrator mentions it's been on the market for "40 years", that's 10 years off from 2021. It should be 50 🙊
The Kerry and Boxy are both new to me. I'll have to try them out sometime-same with the Maruman sketchbook and Midori journal. I'm surprised by how old the Hi-Tec-C and Gelly Roll pens were, and I had no idea the Gelly Rolls were the _first_ gel pens ever.
I've used the Kerry and Tombow Mono for 4 years now. The erasers in particular were a life changer. They're so good I've even converted other people to using them!
I am always excited to see the Midori MD paper. I started using it after a video you made and I'm a big fan. But I never spot the notebooks in the numerous bullet journaling/planner Facebook groups I'm a part of.
Same here. Using the notebooks for over 10 years. The eye friendly colour and the feel when you touch the surface are 2 things that got me into stationary in the first place. Plus the original Midori TN.
Love that you all included the timeline. I'll be using as wishlist/favorites reference. Thanks! Of course the Gelly is still a favorite & makes us nostalgic 😊
I remember borrowing (stealing) my uncle’s (an engineer) hi-tech pen when I was young.. that time, having hi-tech and using it in school makes you cool.
I’m older than all of these products, but I didn’t have a way to get most of them until JetPens opened. I discovered JetPens and the Hi Tec C at the same time. It’s a shame Pilot discontinued so many of the subtle colors that they had when I first discovered them. I also really miss the Pentel Slicci.
Omg sakura pens I've been using since ever♥️❤️ they always worked perfectly, not losing the ink in blobs, gell pens were amazing, had the thin tip. And the erasers r♥️❤️😍 I love all your products, all!
Omg 😱 I’m in Indonesia and those are my favorites pens since I was a student and I still use them till now. Pentel sign pen love the tip and the water based ink. pilot hi-tec c because I have a small hand writing and love the needle tip. My preference is the 0.3 one. Sakura gelly roll is my fave when it comes to decorate my writing. The white one especially my fave. I love to use it to doodle on black paper.
Cool video! Check your math though... the Pentel Sharp Kerry Pencil introduced in 1971 was fifty years ago, not forty as the voice-over states. Thank you for the interesting video, I love JetPens product line!
Some other old stationery: - Mitsubishi 9800 (1946) and 9000 (1950). - Mitsubishi Uni (1958) and Hi-Uni (1966). - Pentel PG5 (1965) and P205 (1970) - Faber-Castell 9000 (1905)
i remember when i was a kid in the 90s, our library got a vending machine for pentel hybrid gel grips in all kinds of colors and everyone went crazy over them...if only i knew that those were really good pens for pen spinning lol
Now I'm curious about how old is the Pentel P205. It's my first "high end" (compared to the prices of previous mechanical pencils that lasted only a few months before becoming unusable) and I have it for 10+ years! Occasionally the ferrel gets loose but I just screw it back and it's good to go. I use it more than pencils, even when I drawing. That's all I had to say. 🤭 See ya~! 😎
i would love to try all these out......but i live in India.....plus, it's so sad that i just got to learn all these now.....man i really missed so much information on stationery......but thank you for your videos......they are both very informative and entertaining!
hmm...correction to the comment for the Pentel Sharp Kerry Mechanical Pencils. It should be "when it hit the market *50 years* ago" since it was first released in 1971.
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I like Kerry in terms of design and stability but it can be heavy...(consider if you have to write alot) I prefer other models such as smash or graph 1000 by pentel Mono erasers are great! Using them!
Hey! Can you make a recommendation for me? I need a folder for my job but it needs to be hard enough to write on (like a clip board) but in folder format. Not large like a binder, and with pockets (not rings). 💜💜
Well, if we assume that stationery companies have been existing in Europe since the 1500s (if there were any) you might be correct. However, I honestly do not know of any stationery company that was founded in Europe in the 16th century; some popular stationery companies in Europe had been established from the 17th to the 20th century even before the Japanese became familiar with them. Examples are Derwent, Koh-I-Noor, Faber-Castell, Kaweco, Pelikan, Lamy, Staedtler, Stabilo, Fedrigoni, Montegrappa, etc. Meanwhile, Japan had only started establishing many stationery companies during the Meiji era (1868-1912) until the latter part of the 20th century, especially after World War 2. Here are a few examples: Pilot (1918) Sailor (1911) Nakaya (later known as Platinum; 1919- the Nakaya still exists today) Pentel (1946) Kuretake (1902)😊
As much as I would like to buy them, none of them are easily available in India, and JetPens charges 40$ for standard shipping. 😂 Gonna wait till I can place an order large enough to justify that delivery charge.
@@nineten-eu4ig ohh do you know of websites from Japan or Korea which ship internationally? Especially reliable ones - there are quiet a few counterfeit ones which swindle people, I’ve been told. Thank you very much!
Surprised by some! Yes! However, introducing people to good penmanship is not easy! My Sons, think it is awful! I purchase and write with pens and pencils! How horrible not to just use a computer!
Were you surprised by how old these stationery items are? Let us know in the comments if you have any of these in your pen case and give us a like to see more videos like this!
I'd like to see what these items looked like when they were first created, that many years ago!
No, I'm very suprised at how young these companies are. I mean, Japan is one of the oldest countries in the world. I'm confused as to why there aren't older stationary companies in Japan. Canson was founded in 1557, Faber Castell 1761, Windsor & Newton 1832. I would've expected Japan to have much older stationary companies than those. The video was pretty disappointing for me.
@@nilawarriorprincess It looks like they were focusing on more popular products. Pilot was founded in 1918 and their most exclusive fountain pens still bear the name Namiki in honor of the company’s original name and its founder: Namiki Manufacturing.
I'd like to watch more videos of Japanese stationery history, that would be very interesting.
In 1979, I was gifted my first mechanical pencil from my 4th grade teacher. He heard from my third grade teacher that I was constantly sharpening my pencils, and she called me her most annoying student. I thought they were these new gadgets then, but that one from 1971 is now on my wish list! BTW, Mr. Vanderhoff remains my favorite teacher to this day. I think he understood my autism before it was ever really diagnosed in girls. My pencils had to be sharp, or I would not write. My mother saved to buy me the 0.5 after that, because I was unhappy the lead size was so thick in the gifted one to her. This teacher also bought me books from Scholastic, when he noticed I did not turn in my first order of books in his class. He asked my mother just to send me with the order form to turn in and he bought me my selection. I never knew this until my mother told me when I graduated high school. Wish I would have kept track of this terrific teacher in Salem Oregon.
I’m being introduced to the world of Japanese stationary, pens and the art of handwriting and it has been exciting. I recently purchased the Sakura, Uni-ball and the Pilot Kakuyo pens for my use in journaling. They are working very well. I’m relearning the art of writing small to accommodate my Hobonichi journals.
Congratulations! I have both the small Hobonichi and the large Hobonichi! Love them both! Large one is used more for Drawing and Sketching!
Sparkly jelly roll is soooooo awsome
I first discovered gelly rolls in 1998. I stumbled on them at Wal-Mart in South Florida. I bought them because they stood out being glittery this led to my life obsession with gelly rolls. I returned to buy more a couple weeks later and they were gone. It became a fun game of hide and seek for gelly rolls all over. Staples, office depot, Walmart, Kmart, the teacher stores, Micheal started carrying them soon after and through the years I bought and tried tons of gel pens but Gelly Rolls will always be the best!
Gel pens were big back in the late 90s. The best part were the pastel gel pens on black paper.
I've been wary of gel pens after a stupid incident in high school where I was sucking on the back of a pen, all for the ink to shoot up. I asked to go to the restroom with sky blue ink just running down my mouth 😂
Thankfully, ink pens don't stain the skin the way a regular pen might, so I was able to physically cover my gaffe. Not so much the gossip that came from it, however. I want more gel pens, though. I like that many aren't as runny as they were back when I was in high school in the early 2000's.
Japanese stationary is on another level. I've been using a pentel mechanical pencil for years. It's not that kerry one, but I literally cannot let anyone touch it. That's how good pentel's mechanical pencil is.
I have a metallic pink Pentel Kerry and I love it to pieces. Not only is it a great writing instrument, it's sexy too. I had no idea how old the Kerry mechanical pencil is until today. It surprised me. I thought it was a new style. Another great video, Jetpens! Thanks.
My Daiso now sells Kokuyo campus notebooks for real cheap and I’m so happy :D
I'll have to come back to watch the rest of this after I recover from seeing the year 1994 in a video about "super old" stuff.
Same!
Exactly, if 1994 is super old I must be old as dust. LOL.
I have many of these, but my most loved is my Pilot Sharp Kerry Mechanical pencil. I have had it for at least 20 years.
what a testimony! how many have you used over the years?
I would literally fight someone over my Pentel Kerry - I use it everyday. I've had it for 10+ years. I have a couple of them, but my blue 0.5mm is my go-to. Right now it's loaded with 4B lead and I loving it. I also love MD paper I keep a A6 journal as a dedicated fountain pen/ink log. I know how well they will write on other papers by how well they do on the MD.
I grew up in Taiwan in the 80s and 90s and practically every foreigner, when returning to their home country, would take a lot of Mono erasers back with them and hoard them because they were so much better than any erasers at home.
I "returned" to my Passport Country in the middle of high school and my Mono erasers were one of my most treasured items. I might let a classmate borrow it for one mistake but I kept my eye on it and took it back immediately!
Yeah im korean and i brought stationary with me when i lived in canada
@@nineten-eu4ig same experience. Trying the pink pearl for the first time was oof
When I was a child I discovered Sakura Fineliner. They were $20, and I LOVED them, and treasured them, (‘cause that was a lot of money in the ‘80’s). They’re still one of my favourites.
Is this from 2010, are the dates wrong or was there a typo in the narrator notes for the Kerry Mech Pencil at 3:21?
The date shown is 1971, the narrator mentions it's been on the market for "40 years", that's 10 years off from 2021. It should be 50 🙊
I'll take 1971 as 40 years ago, then I'll have another 10 years before I hit 50: )
Same, I was so confused.
I think it would have been 50 years ago. The Narrator simply made a mistake in reading his notes.☺️
The Kerry and Boxy are both new to me. I'll have to try them out sometime-same with the Maruman sketchbook and Midori journal.
I'm surprised by how old the Hi-Tec-C and Gelly Roll pens were, and I had no idea the Gelly Rolls were the _first_ gel pens ever.
Hi-Tec-C 0.25 is the weapon for high school students to make their teachers blind.
You should have box sets when you do these videos...like include one of each item talked about in the video in one box!
I've used the Kerry and Tombow Mono for 4 years now. The erasers in particular were a life changer. They're so good I've even converted other people to using them!
Have you tried the black Boxy erasers? They are really good too
I am always excited to see the Midori MD paper. I started using it after a video you made and I'm a big fan. But I never spot the notebooks in the numerous bullet journaling/planner Facebook groups I'm a part of.
Midori users are usually on Instagram! 🥰
Same here. Using the notebooks for over 10 years. The eye friendly colour and the feel when you touch the surface are 2 things that got me into stationary in the first place. Plus the original Midori TN.
And don't forget to buy their brass ruler.
@@arapaimagold8088 yeah, still need to do that!
Sign pens are just awesome.
Love that you all included the timeline. I'll be using as wishlist/favorites reference. Thanks!
Of course the Gelly is still a favorite & makes us nostalgic 😊
Is it just me or does this sound just like the voice over from the older videos? It's such a nice touch
I remember borrowing (stealing) my uncle’s (an engineer) hi-tech pen when I was young.. that time, having hi-tech and using it in school makes you cool.
Hi tech is sooo classic! I still like them... especially purple and orange
as someone with messy writing due to how quickly i write, the hi-tec is fantastic to use!
I’m older than all of these products, but I didn’t have a way to get most of them until JetPens opened. I discovered JetPens and the Hi Tec C at the same time. It’s a shame Pilot discontinued so many of the subtle colors that they had when I first discovered them. I also really miss the Pentel Slicci.
Love Tombow Mono.
I love nice notebooks for my notes and doodling, thank you for the new ideas to try!
I loved ther gelly roll pens as a kid. Back in the 90s we drew on everything, including ourselves lol.
omg i miss those sakura gelly roll gel pens... used to have them throughout my middle school years. so good to write ❤️
My favorite voice of your videos… so smooth and calm 😊
I would really like to use the Kokoyo Campus Notebooks! Been wanting one for a very long time! 💜
I have a Sakura Jelly Roll and some Mono erasers. They're the iconic eraser in animes, renamed to Momo.
I have most of these and love them!
Sakura Gelly Rolls!!! And Mono erasers!!!
I'd love to try the Sharp Kerry mechanical pencil! I just recently discovered it through another Jet Pens video 💛
bought my sole gelly roll last saturday. one of my favorite pens. :)
Omg sakura pens I've been using since ever♥️❤️ they always worked perfectly, not losing the ink in blobs, gell pens were amazing, had the thin tip. And the erasers r♥️❤️😍
I love all your products, all!
I did'nt know Pentel Sign pens were old! 😮 Great video!
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Love the gelly roll gel pen. I have seen no equal.
started my comic artist job in 2008, still using pentel sign and mono eraser to this day.
Old days! I have used most of them in my school days
I've got the Sakura Gelly Roll. Next on my list to try is the Uni Boxy!
UNDERRATED I CANT-
Omg 😱 I’m in Indonesia and those are my favorites pens since I was a student and I still use them till now.
Pentel sign pen love the tip and the water based ink.
pilot hi-tec c because I have a small hand writing and love the needle tip. My preference is the 0.3 one.
Sakura gelly roll is my fave when it comes to decorate my writing. The white one especially my fave. I love to use it to doodle on black paper.
Hi jetpens I love your vids and this videos was really interesting
I have tried them all and love them all.
I love stationery items
I want a over 50 and over 100 years list
Cool video! Check your math though... the Pentel Sharp Kerry Pencil introduced in 1971 was fifty years ago, not forty as the voice-over states. Thank you for the interesting video, I love JetPens product line!
Some other old stationery:
- Mitsubishi 9800 (1946) and 9000 (1950).
- Mitsubishi Uni (1958) and Hi-Uni (1966).
- Pentel PG5 (1965) and P205 (1970)
- Faber-Castell 9000 (1905)
I remember the Boxy from my childhood or maybe a very close "cousin"😅...and still use the Pilot Hitec (G tec C4 in europe) today!!🥰
Thank you
The hi-Tec c is my personal favorite in the 0.4! I have a bunch all over my house in a bunch of different colors! This was a great video, thank you!!
i remember when i was a kid in the 90s, our library got a vending machine for pentel hybrid gel grips in all kinds of colors and everyone went crazy over them...if only i knew that those were really good pens for pen spinning lol
Now I'm curious about how old is the Pentel P205.
It's my first "high end" (compared to the prices of previous mechanical pencils that lasted only a few months before becoming unusable) and I have it for 10+ years! Occasionally the ferrel gets loose but I just screw it back and it's good to go. I use it more than pencils, even when I drawing. That's all I had to say. 🤭
See ya~! 😎
45-50 years aprox.
@@alexuny Thanks!
Japan really came out with bangers after they stopped the whole imperialism thing
Make Sakhalin Karafuto again.
1994 is super old
And I took that personally
Would like to know more about Uniball Signos! Best pen ever.
You might like our comprehensive guide to the Signo! www.jetpens.com/blog/Uni-ball-Signo-A-Comprehensive-Guide/pt/639
For notebooks the Campus Notebook
For Pens Boxy 100
For pencils Mono 100
Pilot GTec C-4 is this old? I remember using them in school and university. 😅They were (and are) one of my all-time favs. ❤
i would love to try all these out......but i live in India.....plus, it's so sad that i just got to learn all these now.....man i really missed so much information on stationery......but thank you for your videos......they are both very informative and entertaining!
hmm...correction to the comment for the Pentel Sharp Kerry Mechanical Pencils. It should be "when it hit the market *50 years* ago" since it was first released in 1971.
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I like Kerry in terms of design and stability but it can be heavy...(consider if you have to write alot)
I prefer other models such as smash or graph 1000 by pentel
Mono erasers are great! Using them!
WOW the Kokuyo Campus notebooks are older than my teachers
Indian gel pen name- reynold racer gel please use this pen.
it would be nice if we had a look at how they looked when they were first made hahah
YOU CALL 1994 OLD? I FEEL PERSONALLY ATTACKED.
what is the best metal mechanical pencil for writing in amazon?
Do one for Fountain pens too🙏
Sharp Kerry 😍😍
Psst! The sharp Kerry has been around for 50 years, not 40!
The narrator makes me feel like I’m at a nameless airport or some 1984esque waiting room.
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What's about Uniball SAR ball pen?
Sharp Kerry and Campus Notebook
Hey! Can you make a recommendation for me? I need a folder for my job but it needs to be hard enough to write on (like a clip board) but in folder format. Not large like a binder, and with pockets (not rings). 💜💜
Hi there! You might like the King Jim +Kraft File Cover: www.jetpens.com/King-Jim-Kraft-File-Covers/ct/5531
@@JetPens yes! These are perfect, thanks!!
You guys got any good pencils that draw well.
Damn, they went through two world wars.
just realized this probably got automatically blocked by the content filter due to the word damn. Hopefully it doesn’t, but whatever.
what was that rollerball at 1:49 :o
It's a Uni-ball Air Rollerball! www.jetpens.com/Uni-ball-Air-Rollerball-Pens/ct/4073
sharp kerry
What is the red pencilcaseeee
Is 1900s meant to be old..? You can get sketchbooks from companies founded in the 1500s in Europe
Well, if we assume that stationery companies have been existing in Europe since the 1500s (if there were any) you might be correct. However, I honestly do not know of any stationery company that was founded in Europe in the 16th century; some popular stationery companies in Europe had been established from the 17th to the 20th century even before the Japanese became familiar with them. Examples are Derwent, Koh-I-Noor, Faber-Castell, Kaweco, Pelikan, Lamy, Staedtler, Stabilo, Fedrigoni, Montegrappa, etc. Meanwhile, Japan had only started establishing many stationery companies during the Meiji era (1868-1912) until the latter part of the 20th century, especially after World War 2. Here are a few examples:
Pilot (1918)
Sailor (1911)
Nakaya (later known as Platinum; 1919- the Nakaya still exists today)
Pentel (1946)
Kuretake (1902)😊
The minute I started working the pandemic hit and I literally have had no use for stationery since 😕 one day I guess lol
Can you recommend some high quality glues
Hi there! Kokuyo Gloo Glues are great: www.jetpens.com/Kokuyo-Gloo-Glues/ct/5631
3:19 sorry to break this to you, narrator, but 1971 was 50 years, i.e. half a century ago 🥲
Posca 👁️👁️🤩, and that sketchbook
Im loyal to Hi-Tech gel pen 😂.
Good 😂❤❤❤❤
all my life believing Pilot was a german brand (don't ask me why, I just did) and now I know it's actually japanese, I feel like I lived a lie 🤯
Hmmm...1994 is considered super old?? And did I hear 1980s too?? 😱
As much as I would like to buy them, none of them are easily available in India, and JetPens charges 40$ for standard shipping. 😂 Gonna wait till I can place an order large enough to justify that delivery charge.
Really? Why dont you try direct shipping from japan or china or korea?
@@nineten-eu4ig ohh do you know of websites from Japan or Korea which ship internationally? Especially reliable ones - there are quiet a few counterfeit ones which swindle people, I’ve been told. Thank you very much!
Hey JetPens! I want to put a face to this voice, so, how about a video? Thanks!
you mean 50 years?
The Pentel Kerry is fifty years old, not forty.
1971 was 50 year ago, not 40 :-)
1971 to 2021 is 50 years not 40
Who is the seiyuu in this video? I likeee
Surprised by some! Yes! However, introducing people to good penmanship is not easy! My Sons, think it is awful! I purchase and write with pens and pencils! How horrible not to just use a computer!
Do a give away I beg you my broke self can’t afford an eraser #broke
Japanese pens? more like Ja-pens!