Soennecken Mechanical Pencil

Live and learn. Well it was quite a long time ago now, but Memm of Bleistift made the effort to send me something he thought might be a little unusual, something new as it were. He was right, and I appreciate the effort. I’d never previously heard of Soennecken, the German brand of office products, despite Wikipedia’s assertion that “Its products are well-known in the Anglo-Saxon world”. Apparently though back in the early and mid 20th Century they were a brand of significance, supplying writing instruments of good reputation, but they went belly up in 1973. In 1983 the brand trademark rights were purchased by Branion eG and today it operates as some sort of cooperative. Frankly, I don’t quite understand its current legal status.

Anyway, here are some pictures of the Soennecken brand mechanical pencils that Memm sent. I doubt Soennecken actually manufacture them.


Simple but classic styling.

The semi-metallic blue coloured pencil has a certain style.

Lightly grooved grip zone. The lead sleeve is fixed.

Eraser under top button.

Wave-curved pocket clip with branding.