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	courtesy Allan Macdonald collection

Renta—Zeichner

(fluted pushbutton)

Renta Füllstift-Gesellschaft Fränk & Co., Aalen, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany

lead diameter mechanism composition variations production date origin	2 mm pushbutton spring clutch hard rubber barrel, metal mechanics unknown (colored band on button retainer?) 1955–(late 1950s) Germany
special features	8 jawed collet

This thing was either very expensive or the makers lost their shirt everytime they sold one. It features a very intricate pushbutton and an eight jawed collet. The only other leadholder with eight jaws that comes to mind is the Italian made variant of the Koh-I-Noor 48 which holds a giant 5.6 mm lead.

This brand seems to have been marketed specifically to engineers, according to the tag line on this tube of Renta-Super lead: "The superior lead for the engineer."

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Renta—Zeichner

(smooth pushbutton)

Renta Füllstift-Gesellschaft Fränk & Co., Aalen, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany

lead diameter mechanism composition variations production date origin	2 mm pushbutton spring clutch hard rubber barrel, metal mechanics unknown (colored band on button retainer?) (late 1950s – 1960s) Germany
special features	8 jawed collet

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Renta—Zeichner

(straight barrel)

Renta Füllstift-Gesellschaft Fränk & Co., Aalen, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany

lead diameter mechanism composition variations production date origin	2 mm pushbutton spring clutch hard rubber barrel, metal mechanics unknown (colored band on button retainer?) (late 1950s–1960s) Germany
special features	8 jawed collet