Do you think this might be the oldest Pentel pencil with a sticker that anyone has found?
Hi everyone!
I wanted to share some photos of this Pentel pencil I have. I think it might have the oldest sticker found on a vintage Pentel. Does anyone agree or have a different opinion?
I can’t be positive about the release order, but I believe the 111 came out before the 350 and @knocktype11 owns a 111 with a ¥150 sticker.
That said, I have seen 350’s before in auctions with the US price sticker.
But, I did not realize that the 350 (or probably the PS-350) was sold that late (9/28/1967) in the US.
btw, I stole the ad to put up in the Shared Pentel drive (Ad - Pentel Sharp 5 (US - 1967-09-28).pdf).
This is very informative
I have more ads to share. At least one is a few month earlier too.
I will look them up and share here…
0.05mm, now THAT is thin!
It is indeed ironic that Pentel advertised 0.5mm leads as the world’s thinnest back then !!!
