Tag Archives: Microtomic

Eberhard Faber: Retooling

Posted on July 27, 2016 by Sean

There’s nothing quite like genuine parts when you’re doing a little refurbishing. These 1282 replacement erasers for the clamp, originally made from the Red Ruby formula, are still surprisingly pliant. They were used for the earlier Blackwing and Van Dyke pencils. Eventually … Continue reading →

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601, 602, 603

Posted on April 4, 2015 by Sean
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The Good Old Days

Posted on March 5, 2014 by Sean
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Microtomic Tube

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Sean

Yet another application of Eberhard Faber’s clamp eraser design, this time as end-caps for a tube of Microtomic replacement leads: The label mentions Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania, which means that they were made no earlier than 1957 1956 (when the Eberhard Faber … Continue reading →

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All Clamped Up.

Posted on September 8, 2012 by Sean

I don’t use mechanical pencils, for the most part, though I do have two Faber-Castell TK Fine Vario pencils. As a result, lead refills aren’t usually something I pay much attention to. These Mongol refills, however, have a unique aspect to their … Continue reading →

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