tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post7424679416477610477..comments2024-03-04T04:00:56.272+13:00Comments on DMP - Dave's Mechanical Pencils: National BrandsKiwi-dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04092604091185842213noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-59228846641885149092009-12-26T15:46:01.583+13:002009-12-26T15:46:01.583+13:00For some reason Ballograf does not provide "E...For some reason Ballograf does not provide "Epoca p" (all plastic version) mp's in Sweden anymore while there's plenty to get from Japan and America at the same time. As a aside that means I would need to import it back to Sweden, where it was manufactured pre-export in the first place. Crazy. Hope its not that they have stopped making them all together. <br />I'm not Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-11518613793803676792009-07-01T06:28:01.696+12:002009-07-01T06:28:01.696+12:00Regarding Ballograf:
Yes, Ballograf has been taken...Regarding Ballograf:<br />Yes, Ballograf has been taken over by the board of directors. Looks like it's doing the brand and factory well as I come across their products more often now. Ballograf used to be a very strong brand here - esp. the Epoca range. I now carry one of their pens in my breast pocket. Happy to see them as independent again!Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16565342287891967641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-49238589095601875192009-07-01T01:18:08.069+12:002009-07-01T01:18:08.069+12:00Camlin in India. http://www.camlin.com/Camlin in India. http://www.camlin.com/Pencil911https://www.blogger.com/profile/07917167987788507498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-82581567462099598372009-06-28T06:06:04.026+12:002009-06-28T06:06:04.026+12:00Thanks very much Jape. A quick visit to the Ballog...Thanks very much Jape. A quick visit to the Ballograf website reveals this statement.<br /><br />"Ballograf exports more than half of the entire production outside the home market. The products are successfully distributed in countries such as Japan, France, Switzerland, Italy, Poland, Germany, Austria and USA. Production is still located in Västra Frölunda, just outside of Gothenburg, Kiwi-dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04092604091185842213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-30469987528926650412009-06-27T20:13:51.812+12:002009-06-27T20:13:51.812+12:00Well, the Swedes have Ballograf. The company was s...Well, the Swedes have Ballograf. The company was started by an Austrian (in Sweden), and was owned by BIC for a long time, but as far as I know, it's now Swedish again. I'm not sure if they are actually made in Sweden, though.Japenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-2949411505317131172009-06-27T18:02:17.426+12:002009-06-27T18:02:17.426+12:00There's one Australian brand that I'm awar...There's one Australian brand that I'm aware of; Curtis.<br />They operate in the high end/luxury market, and to be honest, I don't like the look of them. That said, there is an Australian writing implement maker.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-54563757312923763552009-06-27T13:09:03.716+12:002009-06-27T13:09:03.716+12:00go on the space pen website and on the left side c...go on the space pen website and on the left side click on the specialty pens link and the scroll down and you will see the multipenPenmaniacshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08213416127301962638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-83792493487841944772009-06-27T10:56:03.675+12:002009-06-27T10:56:03.675+12:00Wes – nope, no writing instrument manufacturers or...Wes – nope, no writing instrument manufacturers or brands down this way. Staedtler are the nearest, the last remaining manufacturer in Australia. Parker and Shaeffer shutdown there a long time ago. There are brands like Marbig and Artline down here, but they are brands of international stationery houses like ACCO.<br /><br />Hmm, do they advertise the gravity system multi-pen as a Space Pen?<br /Kiwi-dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04092604091185842213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-5241929651707706812009-06-27T08:23:41.862+12:002009-06-27T08:23:41.862+12:00The thruth about the space pen:
http://history.na...The thruth about the space pen:<br /><br />http://history.nasa.gov/spacepen.html<br /><br />I would like to see one of the mechanical pencils from Tycam NASA used in the early days of manned space flight.<br /><br />-A.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-42599287598379917312009-06-27T03:42:57.850+12:002009-06-27T03:42:57.850+12:00are there any kiwis manufacturing quality pens and...are there any kiwis manufacturing quality pens and pencils? Space pens are a small company and are privately owned. They make mostly pens that they claim that write at temperatures -30 degrees Fahrenheit to 250 degrees Fahrenheit. They however do make 1 multipen that sells for 35 us dollars. It is one of those gravity select multipens also. Space pen is based in nevada and makes the pens Penmaniacshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08213416127301962638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-36308275961948387982009-06-27T00:17:46.661+12:002009-06-27T00:17:46.661+12:00I'll be the first then. We have no Danish manu...I'll be the first then. We have no Danish manufacture of neither pencils nor mechanical pencils (as far as I know). But we have a few Danish brands manufactured in China: The Penol - which is known for making markers these days, but also has a mechanical pencil line (Dave reveiwed them a while ago). And then the Relief which claims to be Danish, but manufactured "abroad". Relief is Henrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539087675373785220noreply@blogger.com