There are not so many Ohhira labeled pencils/pens, so they are more business to business and don’t need to address the visitors of the Paperworld. I guess Kotobuki is similar (but there are after all still more Penac products than Ohhira labeled products)?
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The Paperworld was a trade show for business to business (although there were some end users among the visitors 
). Back then quite a few stands were very large.
Based on this, I’d really like to see an OHHIRA branded double-knock pencil. Just for posterity sake, showing respect for this amazing brand that has crafted fine pencils for so many other brands.
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I had one in Black exactly like this — sold it somewhere between 2015 and 2017, usually keep the photos organised but somehow I can’t find the Ohhira pics…
(photo found online)
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Dear lord…. It is beautiful. I love finding out variants of my favorites exist.
Is it the same model?
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Figures it is priced like that… too many collectors and not enough inventory!
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I think i sold mine for $90 c. 2016… (I bought it for $60 from Andrey) but 42,000¥ is quite a step!
Yep, it’s the same. Fuji corona 205, Ohhira, Kokuyo TZ-PSP5. At least these three are the exact same model.
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The black Ohhira ref. is SH-100B
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And also the first Manufactum Druckbleistift?
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Yes, that too, I’ve seen mentions on reddit about that. Haven’t seen the first Manufactums, though.
(I have a delightful brass one, second gen., I suppose)
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Thank you! I bought two of the first generation around 2008/2009 and have always wondered who made it.
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I love the brass one. Compact, the clicks sound good (both the knock+feed and the tip retraction) and the brass always has that extra situation that it provides you with a nice relaxed time when you’re cleaning the metal 
It’s like reading a newspaper without the bad news.
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Would you mind posting an image? I’ve never seen a first gen.
I realised that my memory was wrong in that I didn’t buy this mechanical pencil from Manufactum in 2008/2009 but from Standardgraph in 2007 (maybe it was also available at Manufactum but I don’t know). – Standardgraph used to be a supplier mainly of drawing supplies, including for technical drawing (templates, compasses, etc.); today it has many bought-in products. However, they still have some of the old brass DUX handheld pencil sharpeners.
Anyway, here it is:
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Wonderful, I appreciate it greatly.
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Hey @drifand , I was wondering whether you had found a small space in your Uchida sub-collection for this guy here:
At the beginning, when I saw the listing, I thought it was just a poorly photographed version of your Color Holder, but eventually I decided it was something different, and I had to see (and possibly feel) what this holder was about.
A couple of details of the rear pusbutton and front tip:
One picture from the back of the box, with the product code more clearly highlighted:
This “Super Soft Holder” labelled “DPRO” on the barrel is hefty, and far from light. But boy it is gracious, and all its “metal all round” gravitas disappears in the hand when it is properly handled — i.e., by gripping it slightly towards the back.
I still find the density of good pieces in the Uchida lineup to be genuinely surprising: we are all used to amazing pencils produced by respected brands, but if we factor the size of their catalogues in the discussion, the relative frequency of super-fancy models drops. Uchida somehow chose a different path: they excelled almost invariably (design, craftsmanship, inventive solutions, details, materials; even the damn erasers are cool!), and managed to keep the level of awesomeness consistent throughout the spectrum of their range.
I’m impressed; today more than yesterday. And once again, it’s a Uchida pulling the trick out of the hat.
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Yes, I saw someone mention this on Reddit recently. It’s a variant of the dark grey rubberized Color Holder 845-0100… leads are 3.2mm. Very nice find!
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It was not exactly cheap, but the seller had listed this item with a pair of boxes for 5.8mm lead cores destined to the Art Holder (three cores in black, three in white), and for 80,00 EUR including shipping and insurance fee, I deemed a worthy acquisition.
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