Vintage pencils & color pens

Praised in the New Yorker, The Boston Globe, and Boing Boing among others, the Palomino Blackwing 602 features a firm and smooth graphite core that helps it deliver on its promise of “Half the Pressure, Twice the Speed.” Blackwing 602 pencils feature a gunmetal grey finish and iconic Blackwing ferrule with a pink eraser. Blackwing 602 pencils come in packs of 12. Legendary Grammy, Emmy, Pulitzer and Academy Award winners have created with the Blackwing 602 pencil. In 2010, Blackwing found a home in the Palomino division of California Cedar Products Company, a leading supplier of wood for pencils. With pencil industry roots dating back to the mid 19th century, CalCedar has built a long tradition of excellence and unique supply relationships that now extend to the Palomino writing, arts and lifestyle products, the most famous of which are its Blackwing pencils.

Ideal for musicians, woodworkers and anyone who prefer a soft, dark line, the Palomino Blackwing is the softest of the three core Blackwing models. Blackwing pencils feature a timeless matte black finish, iconic square Blackwing ferrule and black eraser. Blackwing pencils come in packs of 12. The label print and the color of the eraser have been changed by the manufacturer and currently do not match the product image. Palomino Blackwing pencils were originally introduced by the Eberhard Faber Pencil Company in the 1930s. Their cult following included John Steinbeck and Chuck Jones, who proudly used Blackwings to create Bugs Bunny and many other Looney Tunes characters. Despite this following, they fell victim to cost cutting measures in the 1990s and were discontinued. But, that didn’t stop devotees from paying as much as $40 per pencil to seize unused stock.

The Blackwing Pearl features a pearl white finish, gold imprint, white eraser, and a balanced and smooth graphite core that is softer than the graphite found in the Blackwing 602, but firmer than the graphite found in the Blackwing. Every Blackwing Pearl pencil features the iconic square Blackwing ferrule. Blackwing Pearl pencils come in packs of 12. Palomino Blackwing pencils were originally introduced by the Eberhard Faber Pencil Company in the 1930s. Their cult following included John Steinbeck and Chuck Jones, who proudly used Blackwings to create Bugs Bunny and many other Looney Tunes characters. Despite this following, they fell victim to cost cutting measures in the 1990s and were discontinued. But, that didn’t stop devotees from paying as much as $40 per pencil to seize unused stock.

Ideal for musicians, woodworkers and anyone who prefer a soft, dark line, the Palomino Blackwing is the softest of the three core Blackwing models. Blackwing pencils feature a timeless natural finish, iconic square Blackwing ferrule and grey eraser. Blackwing pencils come in packs of 12. Palomino Blackwing pencils were originally introduced by the Eberhard Faber Pencil Company in the 1930s. Their cult following included John Steinbeck and Chuck Jones, who proudly used Blackwings to create Bugs Bunny and many other Looney Tunes characters. Despite this following, they fell victim to cost cutting measures in the 1990s and were discontinued. But, that didn’t stop devotees from paying as much as $40 per pencil to seize unused stock.

THE PENS IN DETAIL Hexagonal shaft made from Californian cedar wood (FSC™-certified) Painted in the color of the mine, without a cap THE MINE DETAILS Water-soluble lead, soft and resistant, Diameter: 2.8 mm, enables clear and precise strokes  APPLICATION TECHNIQUES This 2-in-1 pen can be transformed into paint with a school brush, a sponge or simply with your finger  With its unique heritage of savoir-faire, Caran d’Ache carefully preserves the art of handwriting. Famous around the world for its Swiss Made quality, the company develops writing instruments that offers outstanding design with an excellent level of writing quality and comfort. Entirely produced in the Geneva workshops, its collections offer daringly original materials and perfect form. Every day, these reliable demanding instruments demonstrate the passion of Caran d’Ache for the tradition offine handwriting.

Eberhard Faber VAN DYKE 702 Bleistifte m 12 pieces

A.W. Faber 6 Buntstifte red/blue Vintage 12 pieces

Johann Faber Goldfaber 873 Buntstifte red/blue Vintage 12 pieces