Pencils with Possibilities

These multifunctional pencils were created Trevor Duncan as Pencil Works. They were on display this week at NYC’s International Contemporary Furniture Fair. Each pencil included an alternate tool including a handsaw, magnifying glass, protractor, paintbrush and others. Quite clever and beautifully constructed. (via Gizmodo)

Autopoint Overload

You may recall the megaton of vintage office supplies I got last week? Well… that wasn’t everything. In my opinion, I saved the best for last. In the bounty was not one but eight different advertising mechanical pencils all from Autopoint. Yep, the same company that is still in business making the beloved Twinpoint. These…

Kaweco Special AL Fountain Pen

This clearly qualifies as pen porn: the Kaweco Special AL is an aluminum barreled, hexagonal-shaped, and longer-length (than the more common Kaweco Sport) to allow for standard international short converter cartridges. It is gorgeous. So far, my pen purchases have never exceeded $50 price mark but I might make an exception for this beauty. $118…