Pentel Razzle-Dazzle Pencils

 

These are not new but they still look good. I believe that the Techniclick pencils came out about the time Apple was introducing the IMac G3. This would have been in the last 90s if I remember correctly. On the right are the ICY Raazzle-Dazzle 0.7mm pencils. I think these are a little newer and are still great pencils. These are the older AL 27 models. Great pencils in great colors that never go out of style. Add them both to your collection or send them with someone to school. 

Scripto Action Pen

 

Here we have Scriptos attempt to cash in on the Hip Papermate Ops N Pops Pen. I have 13 of these pens and I believe I have them all. These 13 pens reprsent 4 different designs. These pens do include green and blue which were never used on the papermate Ops N Pops. These pens are not as well make as the papermates and most of the pocket clips have some rust but I do not plan on cleaning them unless they start to get real bad. I would prefer to keep them as is. I keep one or two working which I am sad to say is a job because these pens are very hard to get working. I pulled a set that I was sending to Mad Men because the refills would just not fit. They also seem to be harder to find then the papermates as most people have never heard of the Scripto Action Pen. The basic body style of the Action pen is the Scripto Wordmaster T260A. Scripto seems to have used the word Wordmaster on more then just their orignal 1946 Wordmaster 1.1mm pencil. Add them all to your collection and if you have time go to YouTube and search for the Ops N Pops song

More Papermate Ops N Pops

 

My goal was to get at least one of every design that can be found in the poster on the right. There are nine different designs. The top row of pens are those designs plus one extra. The hard part was finding 45 year old pens that still look new. The three on the second row represent pens that show ware plus some extras in great shape. Left hand side is one on a card. The top row, far right white pen with black stripes was the last one I needed. The second row yellow with black dots is the pen that appeared on Mad Men this year. While I do have all the designs some colors do look better then others. I have to many white and yellow. You can also see that there was no greens or blues included. Since I now have some extras I plan on using a few of them. Cost? All together about $2000.00 and that would be 15 in great shape and three that are not. I got some real good deals on some and had to mortgage the house to get others. What a great time it was in the late 60s when you could go the the store and pick up a  Papermate Ops N Pops pen to start your school year. The other pen company that tried to get in on this was Scripto with their Action Pens. I will post them again next time. Add them all to your collection.  

New School Supplies 2013

 

Here we have some new designs on some old standbys from Pilot and Pentel. I have always been a fan of bright colors and all these look good. The white EnerGels on the right have been for sale overseas for some time but now we get them. I picked those up at Staples. WalMart has also done a better job this year. Not as much shopping this year but I will be posting a few more items. Pick these items up before the kids get them all. 

Scripto Thin Line 49 Pencil

 

These are great pencils and now you will be able to pick one up. A good friend to the supply room Hen Chung sent me these two Scripto Thin Line 49 pencils on cards and from Mexico. The one in the package on the left is broken. I have found these great Scripto thin line pencils in five colors but it is only the blue one that has the word Mexico on the side of the pencil. The other colors are yellow, black, orange and gray. I am missing the black one. These pencils work just like a scripto K780 but with 0.9mm lead. To get one from Mexico on the card you will need to go to www.radandhungry.com. Add them to your collection. 

The New BAUX Pens

 

Some time back I signed up as a backer over at Kickstarter for the BAUX pen. They are custom machined aluminum pens that uses BIC Wavelength parts. They come in different colors plus the ones I have which are the plain aluminum color. The two that I received were the first two sent out and we thank Dan Conti founder and inventor of the BAUX pen for getting the first two delivered to the supply room. They come with or without a grip.  As you can see I received one of each. Each pen order comes with a plastic rod for both the BIC pen and the BAUX pen so you can remove the plug at the end of the pens. Thin rod is for the BAUX pen and the larger one is for the standard BIC Wavelength. Color combinations as you can see are endless. BIC advertising pens come in hundreds of variations. The four BICs on the right are the new BIC Round Stic Grips. The bottom BAUX pen in the picture now has a glow in the dark cap and plug while the other is a classic blue. Now that I have had time to use them both I think I like the grip BAUX pen better. All the backers get their pens first but I would think you will soon be able to buy these great pens.  Add them to your BIC collection.

New BIC 4 Way Pens

 

Will my BIC pen collection ever stop growing? I am currently at about 420 pens with no end in sight. Here are more new BIC 4 ways. On the left is the 1995 Jewel collection clear blue 4 way and the three original 4 ways.  As you can see there is no hole on top.  Next are the same three originals but with holes on top. Then we have two purple and two blue BIC 4 ways with rubber grips. One has the basic four colors and the other the pastel colors. I did not see that coming.  When BIC first added the pastel colors to a 4 way they put it in a lime green body. I have been told that there may be as many as ten new color bodies in the new BIC 4 way with grips. If BIC is offering pastels then we may have twenty new BIC 4 ways out there. Next is the Hello Kitty 4 way and the short version of the original with hole. Last are the BIC 2 ways. First four colors are metallic purple, blue, silver and pink. Then the original pink 2 way and the clear orange plastic 1995 Jewel collection 2 way. Add them all to your collection.