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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 A nineteenth-century stencil set

A nineteenth-century stencil set

  • Post author:Alan Williams
  • Post published:9 September 2021
  • Post category:Lettering/Stencils
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Before the advent of CAD, laser printers, photocopiers and even that old favourite Letraset, stencil plates were widely used to apply standardised and decorative lettering to technical drawings. They were…

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