Staedtler Mars Lumograph 2886 Pencil Photos

I've never been much of a wood case pencil guy, but these pictures that Pen Addict reader Blake sent me were too cool not to share.  The great irony in this is that Pencil Talk ran a post yesterday on the same exact pencil, and linked to a site I had never seen before - leadholder.com.  Taking a look at these photos and using leadholder.com I was able to ascertain that these Staedtler Mars Lumograph pencils are from the late 1950's.  (Click here and scroll to the second photo)

Isn't the internet fun?  Thanks for sharing these Blake!  (Click each photo to expand)

 

 

 

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New Pen Addict Layout

I decided to change things up a bit with the design of The Pen Addict.  The changes aren't overly drastic - it's more like a fresh coat of paint.  Most of the sidebar layout is the same, except that my email address is now found under the about page (which is a work in progress), and the monthly archives now have their own page as well.

There may be a few more changes throughout the day, so let me know if you come across anything weird.

Big thanks to Pen Addict reader Luke for the great new banner photo!

Update #1: I moved the Categories under the Archive page as well.  Will anyone miss the category cloud on the front page?  I thought the wall of text was getting a little obnoxious.

Update #2: Categories are now back on the front page.  As much space as it takes up, I think it is an integral part of the site.  It looks like the comments bear that out as well.