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Read more about the article Mechanical Pencil Month – Day 3: Nestler’s German silver screws

Mechanical Pencil Month – Day 3: Nestler’s German silver screws

  • Post author:Alan Williams
  • Post published:3 December 2022
  • Post category:Pencils/Slide rules
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As promised, today's entry brings together Slide Rule Saturday and Mechanical Pencil Month in the hope of fostering a new spirit of love and cooperation between the two rival kingdoms.…

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Read more about the article Sketchy calculation

Sketchy calculation

  • Post author:Alan Williams
  • Post published:16 October 2022
  • Post category:Pencils/Slide rules
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As a bit of weekend fun, here's something called a Rechenstift - German for "calculating pen" - by the venerable Hamburg firm of Dennert & Pape, erstwhile inventors of the…

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