This is the second tray I’ve posted. Am not a pencil guy - collect fountain pens. Sometimes a pencil or two fits my collecting interests and needs a new home.
From left to right:
1930s Ikoma. Ikoma was a high-end Osaka silver shop that sold pens and pencils. This pencil is a clutch type of sterling silver. It has a ding in the barrel though with some metalsmithing magic I was able to reduce.
1930s Parliament. Either bakelite or ebonite. This is a knockoff of a similar pencil made by Pilot. Maybe not a knockoff?
1950s Newman. Sterling silver. Clip mimics that used by Pilot on their Super series.
1970s(?) Newman. Has an incredible moire pattern inscribed on the barrel, It moves as you turn the pencil. Have convinced myself Newman and other makers produced more than a few unusual design pencils.
1950s Newman. Pilot copy. It is not fair to call it a copy as in the Japanese pen/pencil industry there was an immense cross fertilization between makers.
1960s Newman. Acrylic barrel. There is some shrinkage where the acrylic meets the cap.
1960s Newman. Red plastic barrel. Again some shrinkage where the plastic meets the cap,
1950s Pilot. Seirei-nuri pattern. This matches a similar design pen. Rare to find this by itself as almost all were sold in sets.
Brief comment: 1950s and 1960s Japanese pencils in almost any condition are rare. Why? A friend told me many owners tended to toss then when no longer needed. Pens can be found almost in abundance. The pencils can form an interesting collection. I like to collect older Japanese silver pens and pencils that, frankly, are difficult to source and considered desirable by more than a few collectors. The pencil collection is an accident that I backed into while collecting pens. It might not get much bigger.
I’ll post a few more soon.
