Signs of use after 19 years

Almost forty years ago I bought a STAEDTLER MARS-MICROGRAPH F 770 15.

After 19 years of use, it looked like this.

(If you look closely, you will see that the marking on the lower pencil is a little further to the left; I don’t know where this comes from. Batch variation?)

I was able to get the new one recently which gave me the opportunity to compare them.

(If you look closely, you will see that the marking on the lower pencil is a little further to the left; I don’t know where this comes from.)

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good one! I hope one day I can find a new stock that I’ve been using everyday too

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It’s almost like that 0.5 was longing to become a 0.7! :smiley:

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Indeed! :laughing:

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