Bruynzeel, a manufacturer from the Netherlands

General Mechanical Pencil Discussion
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Trying to find out a bit more about these Bruynzeel models.

Bruynzeel was founded in 1897 as Stoomtimmerfabriek in Rotterdam, by Cornelis Bruynzeel Sr. Its origin included the production of wooden floorboards, wood shaving products, and school desks. In 1948 the company received a request from the Dutch government to supply pencils, which evolved into the production of other writing, hobby, and office supplies. In 2016 the brand became part of Royal Talens.

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Bruynzeel Graphic 9414 2mm
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I’ve also sorted through a lot of maybe 50 or so Bruynzeel Automatic 9410 0.5mm. Was able to identify two versions, the second one has a clear marking that it was made in Japan (11).

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Then there are these Bruynzeel Micro models, with no discernible marking on the body.

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I’d like to know if they’re similar to any other brands. They’re very nice looking.

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Wow. So cool. A revelation of unknown realms of pencildom. Thank you for sharing.

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The Micro are definitely almost one to one with the Staedtler Micro that I have.

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Left: Staedtler Micro 0.5mm 775 05
Right: Bruynzeel Micro 0.5mm

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That is very interesting. Those two plastic “automatic” are so cool looking. I really like the font on the left one.

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Don’t think I’ve heard the name Bruynzeel since the 1980s!