What’s new
a reverse chronological history of Leadholder
Dennis B. Smith, curator
2001 August 10 — 2001 December 23
Added a thoroughly cool
L&C Hardtmuth 48 to the Non-Drafting Leadholder Gallery.
Added another variant of the
Faber-Castell TK 9400 to the Drafting Leadholder Gallery.
Added a
Faber-Castell 4600 N to the Drafting Leadholder Gallery.
Added an older
Staedtler Mars-Technico 780 to the Drafting Leadholder Gallery.
Added an older
Staedtler Mars-Technico 782 to the Drafting Leadholder Gallery.
Added a advertising leaflet for
Staedtler Mars Lumograph Lead Holders to the Vintage Ad Gallery.
Added a
Keuffel & Esser 58 0431 to the Thin Lead Drafting Leadholder Gallery.
Added a stainless steel
Keuffel & Esser Leroy pencil to the Thin Lead Drafting Leadholder Gallery.
Added the unusual
rotring “Art Pencil” to the Drafting Leadholder Gallery.
Added a package of
UNI lead to the Lead Box Gallery.
I’ve begun reworking the Leadholder Database into a single document cataloging each manufacturer and whenever possible including a short history in addition to a listing of their leadholders, lead pointers, and lead.
Updated the
Leadholders for Sale page
Added two
Staedtler Mars 925s to the Thin Lead Drafting Leadholder Gallery
Added the first pen to Leadholder.com, an
L&C Hardtmuth “Crow Quill” Holder
Added a
silver A.W. Faber Castell Locktite to the Drafting Leadholder Gallery
Added an early
D.J. Fugle Leadlok to the Drafting Leadholder Gallery
Added an
Alvin boxed set with a 5021S leadholder, lead pointer, and lead to the Drafting Leadholder Gallery
Added an
Alvin 5555 lead pointer (from the set mentioned above) to the Lead Pointer Gallery
Added a beautiful advertisement for
Venus “Perfect Pencils” to the Vintage Ad Gallery
Added several boxes of lead to the
Lead Box Gallery
Standardized the display of technical information for each item
Reworked the Faber Castell Locktite pages (
9400,
9500,
9600)
Added a
Gramercy leadholder to the Drafting Leadholder Gallery.
Added a tiny
Keuffel & Esser Leroy “022” pencil to the Thin Lead Drafting Leadholder Gallery
Added a
1970 Keuffel & Esser Leroy Lettering Equipment catalog to the Vintage Catalog Gallery
Added a WWII era ad for
A.W. Faber “Winner” Drawing Pencils to the Vintage Ad Gallery
Big functional update to the Vintage Catalog Gallery: I’ve added links from items pictured in the catalogs to other Gallery entries. For example: If you look at page 106 of the Dietzgen 1950 catalog, you can click on several of the pictured leadholders to link to their respective entries in the Drafting Leadholder Gallery. This is a great feature if you ask me.
Added a discussion of
photographic negative retouching to explain the use of several of the tools in the Non-Drafting Leadholder Gallery
Added a rare, early (1930s)
Alteneder Drafting Pencil in superb condition to the Drafting Leadholder Gallery
Added a supremely cool
Staedtler Mars Technico 555-40 drafting set to the Drafting Leadholder Gallery which includes 0.3 mm, 0.5 mm, and 0.7 mm thin-lead compass attachments and a 2 mm compass attachment along with a handle that allows these small attachment pencils to be used in the usual manner.
Added a very nice, early
Staedtler 1018 wooden leadholder to the Drafting Leadholder Gallery
Added two early 1900s boxes of
Koh-I-Noor lead to the Lead Box Gallery
Updated the
Precision Point lead pointer page
Added a
Dixon’s “Typhonite” Eldorado pencil to the Wood-Cased Pencil Gallery
Added a
Faber Castell 9000 one dozen box variant to the Wood-Cased Pencil Gallery
Added an
Empire Pedigree Drawing Pencil variant to the Wood-Cased Pencil Gallery
And many other additions and improvements to numerous to mention
Finally added the remaining pages to the
1936 Keuffel & Esser catalog
I’ve added several
engraved printing blocks to the Vintage Catalog Gallery
Updated the
Leadholder Shop with several new items. Also added
symbols to the descriptions of Gallery items that are also available for purchase.
Added pages from the
rotring 1984 catalog
Added pages from the
rotring 1988 catalog
Added a number of
Caran d’Ache Fixpencil variants to the Drafting Leadholder Gallery
Added the
Caran d’Ache Technograph 777 to the Wood-Cased Pencil Gallery
Updated the
General’s Kimberly page in the Wood-Cased Pencil Gallery
Added an
L&C Hardtmuth Technicolor 5217 to the Drafting Leadholder Gallery
Added a 12 dozen case of
Faber-Castell Silver Retouching Leads to the Lead Box Gallery.
Added pages from the
Eugene Dietzgen Co. 1950 catalog
Updated the
Czech Koh-I-Noor section of the Drafting Leadholder Gallery
Added a
Staedtler Noris 777 to the Drafting Leadholder Gallery
Added a set of
Berol Rapidesign Drafting Pencils to the Thin Lead Drafting Leadholder Gallery.
This is good: An inquiry I made to the Caran d’Ache company regarding their Fixpencil paid dividends. They supplied me with a chronology of the development of the Fixpencil and images of various models produced since its introduction in 1929. This information also necessitated an updating of the Leadholder History page.
Added four new ads to the
Vintage Advertisement Gallery
Added a
rotring “Tikky” to the Thin Lead Drafting Leadholder Gallery
Updated the
Dixon’s Eldorado in the Wood Cased Drafting Pencils Gallery
Updated the
Venus Drawing Pencil with several variations in the Wood-Cased Drafting Pencil Gallery.
Added the
Lamy Scribble 3 mm leadholder to the Non-Drafting Leadholder Gallery
Updated the
Rollex drawing pencil in the Non-Drafting Leadholder Gallery
Updated the
Koh-I-Noor 5343 chalk holder in the Non-Drafting Leadholder Gallery
Added a few pencils and boxes to the
Wood Cased Drafting Pencils Gallery
Added a beautiful
Eastman Kodak Etching Tool to the Non-Drafting Leadholder Gallery
Added several
D J Fugle Leadloks and box to the Drafting Leadholder Gallery
Added a
Caran d’Ache Fixpencil 882 to the Drafting Leadholder Gallery
Added two
Eagle Turquoise 3378 leadholders to the Drafting Leadholder Gallery
Added a
Pacific Arc H1302 to the Drafting Leadholder Gallery
Added a super-cool
Staedtler Mars Lumograph 2888 Chisel-Point Wood-Cased Pencil
Added four packs of variously colored
Eagle Turquoise Colored Lead to the Lead Box Gallery
Added a pack of
White Koh-I-Noor “Ejectomatic” Leads to the Lead Box Gallery
The
Drafting Leadholder Image Gallery index has been reworked. Previously, the thumbnails were organized according to clutch type. They are now organized by manufacturer.
Added a few pencils to the
Wood Cased Drafting Pencils Gallery
Added a very early pack of
Scripto Drawing Leads to the Lead Box Gallery
Added a 12 dozen tube of
Vemco TEC Leads to the Lead Box Gallery.
Added a
History of Drafting Pencil Lead Degree Indicators to the History Section
Added a
Koh-I-Noor Tutior Jewel Sharpener Ad to the Vintage Advertisement Gallery
Added two
Koh-I-Noor Display Cards to the Vintage Advertisement Gallery
Added an
Eagle Turquoise Pencil WWII Ad to the Vintage Advertisement Gallery
Added
US Patent 2,242,458, 1941, Pencil Sharpener
Added
US Patent 2,557,646, 1951, Lead Pointer.
Added a
Staedtler Mars Lumograph 1021 Set to the Drafting Leadholder Gallery
Added a
Dixon Designer No. 170 to the Drafting Leadholder Gallery
Added a
Magnet 1118 to the Drafting Leadholder Gallery
Added an early
Faber-Castell 9501 to the Thin Lead Drafting Leadholder Gallery
Added a
Alvin Draft/Matic to the Thin Lead Drafting Leadholder Gallery
Added a
Fugle Lead Pointer to the Lead Pointer Gallery
Added a
Alvin Precision 5000 to the Lead Pointer Gallery
Added a
Gedess Pointer to the Lead Pointer Gallery.
Added
US Patent 1,908,491, 1933, unique twist lock clutch.
Added
US Patent 2,230,936, 1941, very clumsy lead pointer.
Added
US Patent 3,179,089, 1965, tricked-out, auto-rotating leadholder.
Added a super-cool
Vemco TEC photo retouching set which includes a very unusual leadholder to the Non-Drafting Leadholder Gallery
Added
US Patent 2,188,130, 1940, lead pointer
Added
US Patent 2,726,637, 1955, Faber-Castell Locktite 9600
Added
US Patent 3,094,102, 1963, Faber-Castell Locktite 9603
Added several pencils to the Wood-Cased Drafting Pencil Gallery
Added a handful of mechanical pencils to the Thin Lead Drafting Leadholder Gallery.
Added
Leadholder Anatomy to the Mechanics section
Added
US Design Patent 324,069, 1992, Tombow leadholder
Added a
Pilot to the Thin Lead Drafting Leadholder Gallery
Added three
Caran d’Ache Fixpencils to the Drafting Leadholder Gallery
Added a full set of
Koh-I-Noor 5613 leadholders to the Drafting Leadholder Gallery
Added an
Alvin Precision 5020 to the Drafting Leadholder Gallery
Added several Russian
Kimek pencils to the Drafting Leadholder Gallery
Added a
WBP version of a Czech Koh-I-Noor pencil to the Drafting Leadholder Gallery
Added a
Helix 37047 to the Drafting Leadholder Gallery
Added an early wooden barreled
A.W. Faber Locktite 9500 to the Drafting Leadholder Gallery
Added a
Venus 041 to the Drafting Leadholder Gallery
Added a Dutch
Bruynzeel to the Drafting Leadholder Gallery
Added a Dutch
Vroom & Dreesmann to the Drafting Leadholder Gallery
Added an early metal
Eagle Turquoise 10 to the Drafting Leadholder Gallery
Added a selection
Koh-I-Noor 5613s to the Drafting Leadholder Gallery
Added an
Eberhard Faber Microtomic to the Wood-Cased Drafting Pencil Gallery
Updated several additional pages from the
Eugene Dietzgen Co. 1960 catalog
Added a new section: Vintage Advertisements.
Added a very early “A.W. Faber’s Patent” Artist’s Pencil to the Drafting Leadholder Gallery.
Added a very early A.W. Faber Siberian box to the Lead Box Gallery.
