tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304925401727358614.post3076549439056334832..comments2024-01-17T18:01:14.088+00:00Comments on Stationery Traffic: Staedtler tradition HBUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304925401727358614.post-14180697377211740342011-07-06T07:13:43.751+01:002011-07-06T07:13:43.751+01:00I like the scalloped black tip against the white -...I like the scalloped black tip against the white - reminds me of a reverse Mont Blanc with the snow capping... and if you think about it, this is an accurate representation of a wooden pencil compared to a Mont Blanc creation. I also like the proper case "Tradition" as opposed to my Australian ones with "caps". Kevin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304925401727358614.post-29924027115076111572011-01-18T21:38:57.547+00:002011-01-18T21:38:57.547+00:00Koralatov, the more I use the tradition the more I...Koralatov, the more I use the tradition the more I appreciate it. It's a very nice pencil for the money, and represents a sort of gold standard for other mass-market pencils to follow. I can't get the eraser-tipped Art. No. 112 models locally, so I make do with the good old 110. I still have my "review" tradition in my pencil case, and intend to use it often in future.Stationery Traffichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18330657534212309939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304925401727358614.post-66948733398750318502011-01-09T20:51:33.407+00:002011-01-09T20:51:33.407+00:00P.S. I’d also love to read the history of the Wels...P.S. I’d also love to read the history of the Welsh factory!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304925401727358614.post-44825123384609413332011-01-09T20:49:23.961+00:002011-01-09T20:49:23.961+00:00I’ve spent the last week or so exclusively using a...I’ve spent the last week or so exclusively using an eraser-tipped tradition HB as my only pencil, and I’m thoroughly impressed with it (and the eraser, which I wasn’t expecting to be as good as it is). I’ve definitely encountered the same issue with it losing its point relatively quickly, but it’s not extreme. It’s not quite as nice as a Lumograph, and definitely not as nice as a Mono 100, but its ubiquity and the ease with which it can be bought is compensates for that.<br /><br />The eraser-tipped version is currently being stocked at Paperchase in the UK, which is actually the first place I’ve seen them for sale. If memory serves, 75p each, which I think is a pretty good deal. I’ve stocked up on a fair few of them, but not too many — not sure whether the eraser will dry out with time, so don’t want to have too many lying around long-term.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304925401727358614.post-531070076799292522010-09-12T14:17:29.153+01:002010-09-12T14:17:29.153+01:00Matthias, please do write up the history of the fa...Matthias, please do write up the history of the factory in Wales - I'll look forward to that.Stationery Traffichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18330657534212309939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304925401727358614.post-44316747954931001842010-09-12T00:21:46.219+01:002010-09-12T00:21:46.219+01:00I'm still finding GB-made traditions in the sh...I'm still finding GB-made traditions in the shops. I bought two today in my local WHSmith's (OK they were 4Hs, but still...) Interestingly I spotted them because of the gloss of the lacquerStationery Traffichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18330657534212309939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304925401727358614.post-61918410636797659952010-09-11T23:32:00.618+01:002010-09-11T23:32:00.618+01:00I have a few different Made in GB traditions here....I have a few different Made in GB traditions here. As far as I know my earliest one is from the late 1960s. Before the "S" model there was also a BONDED, a RS BONDED and a JET BONDED version. I should really write up my findings so far about the history of the factory in Wales..Matthias Meckelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11595497789408355161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304925401727358614.post-29602483292193653862010-09-10T19:56:11.794+01:002010-09-10T19:56:11.794+01:00My old made-in-GB traditions have the grade in a g...My old made-in-GB traditions have the grade in a gold block, along with a stylised "S" at the other end. I've taken some pictures of them; eventually they'll be posted here as part of another review.Stationery Traffichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18330657534212309939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304925401727358614.post-46775066347299035522010-09-10T13:10:22.668+01:002010-09-10T13:10:22.668+01:00As well as not having the pink tinge to the white ...As well as not having the pink tinge to the white band, the older ones printed the grade in a sort of negative. A gold rectangle with the grade number shown as the black background.Michael J Corryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780267551120349263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304925401727358614.post-22516862964543720612010-09-09T17:49:45.406+01:002010-09-09T17:49:45.406+01:00thank you for this review!
The barcod also seems t...thank you for this review!<br />The barcod also seems to be the first thing to disappear on a Staedtler Mars Lumgraph, but this does not seem to be the case on a Faber-Castell 9000.Matthias Meckelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11595497789408355161noreply@blogger.com