I did not get this one but it sure looked fun. I was not familier with Japaneese manufacturers. Look at this beauty -Bone or ivory handles. I've posted it to...
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There are quite a few different names on Japanase drafting instruments, apart from Tamaya: Shiomi, B.S.D.Ginza Tokyo, Seikido, Maruzen, Uchida, Mattuya,...
for some reason if you hit the reply on one of my messages you're getting a bounce from my old earthlink account..I AM receiving messages at the charter...
I have an identical set by KKT Tokyo the instrument with the wood handle in the upper right is probably not original, I believe the case is shaped for a...
I only have one Japanese set. The instruments are very much after the old English style and made of German silver. The name on the black silk lid lining is S....
I am looking for a mechanical pencil I probably saw 20 years ago. A unique feature of this pencil was an automatic feed mechanism which eliminated the...
In addition to the Faber-Castell Automatic Pencil ( Hambly page 68 ) Staedtler produced a very similar Model. I do not know if they are still i production. RT...
"Drawing Instruments 1580-1980" by Hambly, Maya (Architect - Curator of the R.I.B.A. Collection, deceased September 1999), 1988, Sotheby's Publications, 206...
Hi Group, Last week I bought several drop bow-compasses marked Herm. Höhnig Berlin at an estate sale. Can anyone give me some background on this (presumeably...
Try this: http://www.leadholder.com/ He runs a fantastic site dedicated to the topic of lead holders and mechnical pencils. Check out the Links section for...
Hi- I'm new to this whole group thing. I joined because of: 1)A lifelong fasination with drawing tools. 2)A Quest-When I was a in high school, I owned a...
Hank Have you tried hunting up a Dietzgen catalog form the right era. I have two but they ae late 20s early 30s..Was the store still on Camp St in N.O. when...
I don't have my catalogs with me (I'm currently living/working in Switzerland) but I know what you're describing. The MasterPro series had a few sets with the...
Tom In re: antique stores.. you are absolutely correct. Ive seen ordinary Dietzgen sets for 75-100 dollars sometimes.(averaging around 25-35 though)...
Dear Mr. Stanton, Thank you so much for taking the time to reply to my post. At least now I know the name of the set that I had. This will really help in my...
Re: [Drawing Instruments] Dietzgen SetElton - Thanks for taking the time to reply. I've found out from another member of the group that the set I had was part...
Does anyone know anything about a Dietzgen line called Master Pro? In my other posts I've mentioned my quest for a set I once owned that I think was made in...
Artist needs and would like to buy parts for a Staedtler 787 3mm leadholder. The collet on my leadholder is brocken and will no longer grip leads. Any help...
Artist needs and would like to buy either of both of the follwing big lead nolders: Faber Castell TK 9430 Koh-i-noor LC Hardtmuth 4082 Any help will be greatly...
Take a look at this Ebay auction (number = 6118929867). This was the MasterPro set that I was thinking about with the round pivot joints. Let us know if this...
Dear Mr. Stanton - Thanks for the email! This is the same as the set I had. The only difference was that my set was smaller and didn't have a beam compass. I'm...
Well, unless you were the one bidder you missed. These do come up from time to time, so create an alert in ebay and you might get lucky. I don't have any of...
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