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Read more about the article Tangram alphabet

Tangram alphabet

  • Post author:Alan Williams
  • Post published:31 December 2022
  • Post category:Miscellany
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Thanks to a comment on the previous post by Erick, my attention was drawn to the instruction booklet that accompanied Dr Richter's Anchor Puzzle. This puzzle was essentially a repackaged…

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Read more about the article A Stanley puzzle

A Stanley puzzle

  • Post author:Alan Williams
  • Post published:24 December 2022
  • Post category:Miscellany
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The subject of this post is yet another ebay purchase, this time made purely on the basis of a name on a box. Described as geometrical models for teaching, the…

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Read more about the article Mechanical Pencil Month – Day 20: Mordan’s Bicentennial

Mechanical Pencil Month – Day 20: Mordan’s Bicentennial

  • Post author:Alan Williams
  • Post published:20 December 2022
  • Post category:Pencils
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The final day of our countdown has arrived which means it is time to go back to where it all began. By that I don't just mean Hawkins and Mordan's…

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Read more about the article Mechanical Pencil Month – Day 19: I’m dreaming of a white…

Mechanical Pencil Month – Day 19: I’m dreaming of a white…

  • Post author:Alan Williams
  • Post published:19 December 2022
  • Post category:Pencils/Rotring
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…pencil? Clearly in the mid-1980s this is precisely what people were dreaming of, judging by the sheer number of white fineliner sets around at the time. Rotring, Staedtler and Faber-Castell…

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Read more about the article Mechanical Pencil Month – Day 18: Rotring multi-pencils

Mechanical Pencil Month – Day 18: Rotring multi-pencils

  • Post author:Alan Williams
  • Post published:18 December 2022
  • Post category:Pencils/Rotring
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One type of sliding pencil that did not get a mention in yesterday's entry was the multi-colour everpointed type, made by Sampson Mordan among others. These particular models always appear…

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Read more about the article Mechanical Pencil Month – Day 17: Slide rules, OK?

Mechanical Pencil Month – Day 17: Slide rules, OK?

  • Post author:Alan Williams
  • Post published:17 December 2022
  • Post category:Pencils
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Another Slide Rule Saturday rolls around (whatever happened to the last one?) and having already used up my only slide rule pencil as well as my only pencil with slide…

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Read more about the article Mechanical Pencil Month – Day 16: Cone v. Cylinder

Mechanical Pencil Month – Day 16: Cone v. Cylinder

  • Post author:Alan Williams
  • Post published:16 December 2022
  • Post category:Pencils
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Over the last few days, the question of point shape has come up more than once. There was the Staedtler REG with its throwback conical point in an age of…

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Read more about the article Mechanical Pencil Month – Day 15: The Goldilocks pencil

Mechanical Pencil Month – Day 15: The Goldilocks pencil

  • Post author:Alan Williams
  • Post published:15 December 2022
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Unusually, the subject of today's post is a range of pencils still in production. More specifically, it is about one particular pencil from this range, for reasons that shall become…

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Read more about the article Mechanical Pencil Month – Day 14: Compass inserts

Mechanical Pencil Month – Day 14: Compass inserts

  • Post author:Alan Williams
  • Post published:14 December 2022
  • Post category:Compasses/Pencils
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As mentioned in day twelve's survey of lead refills, A.W. Faber's polygrade leads revolutionised the compass pencil insert, with 2 mm quickly becoming the standard size of fitting. Mostly these…

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Read more about the article Mechanical Pencil Month – Day 13: Staedtler REG

Mechanical Pencil Month – Day 13: Staedtler REG

  • Post author:Alan Williams
  • Post published:13 December 2022
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Unlucky for some, the Staedtler 925 85 REG is one of those pencils that elicits mixed opinions. Released by Staedtler's Japanese division in 2004, its short name comes from the…

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