tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post2466761985181662722..comments2024-03-04T04:00:56.272+13:00Comments on DMP - Dave's Mechanical Pencils: A Few More VikingsKiwi-dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04092604091185842213noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-53867877767528114372008-08-31T19:14:00.000+12:002008-08-31T19:14:00.000+12:00I checked out the various Esselte pencils at the b...I checked out the various Esselte pencils at the big department store today. All of them "Made in Indonesia" on them in the fine print.Kiwi-dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04092604091185842213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-75768270064626410622008-08-29T07:01:00.000+12:002008-08-29T07:01:00.000+12:00Hi Dave, your memory serves you right. The Viking ...Hi Dave, your memory serves you right. The Viking factory closed many years ago – and Esselte is the current distributor of the brand. But who’s the manufacturer? My guess is Stabilo, because the Stabilo Swano pencil is such a look- a- like. Imagine it with a Viking imprint – and you have a red Viking pencil:) No evidence anywhere though. <BR/><BR/><BR/>Regards HenrikAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-29735226728147200722008-08-28T15:33:00.000+12:002008-08-28T15:33:00.000+12:00with so many cool mechanical pencils, why would an...with so many cool mechanical pencils, why would anyone want to use such outdated technology.... :) heheheh<BR/>just kidding guys. would actually like to get some wooden pentel pencils and a blackwing.Germhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07924462636784519866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-82331891586198672822008-08-27T16:59:00.000+12:002008-08-27T16:59:00.000+12:00If I remember correctly, Henrik told me there was ...If I remember correctly, Henrik told me there was a Viking pencil factory in Denmark but it closed long ago. <BR/>Viking is now a brandname of Esselte, and they have recently reintroduced Viking brand pencils. My English reading eyes can't see anything that looks like a country of origin amongst all that Danish. I assume they are just made at some contract factory somewhere a long way away from Kiwi-dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04092604091185842213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-29689963775842941902008-08-27T00:01:00.000+12:002008-08-27T00:01:00.000+12:00A nice article.It is great to think that Denmark h...A nice article.<BR/><BR/>It is great to think that Denmark has retained their own pencil making capabilities in these modern times. Or am I jumping to a conclusion - did the pencils say where they were made?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-21807098029165831172008-08-26T22:35:00.000+12:002008-08-26T22:35:00.000+12:00Hi Dave,hey, I'm the first to comment for once. As...Hi Dave,<BR/>hey, I'm the first to comment for once. As usual a nice post - keep it up.<BR/>Good to see the Vikings have landed safely. It is of course our intetion to take over the country little by little - but don't tell anyone. :)<BR/>The Thor's hammer idea isn't far from reality. In school we drilled a hole in the eraser, put the pencil in it and you had a Thor's hammer and an eraser Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com