KITABOSHI SHORT PENCIL HB
SPECIMEN REFERENCE GWI-01121 |
CLASSIFICATION: GRAPHITE WRITING INSTRUMENT
PHOTOGRAPHIC PLATE — GWI-01121
IDENTITY & CLASSIFICATION
MANUFACTURER:Kitaboshi
SERIES / LINE:Short Pencil
GRADE:HB
MODEL CODE:HUNB
CORPORATE BODY:Kita-Boshi Pencil Co., Ltd.
EAN ARTICLE NO.:4902778978924
JAN ARTICLE NO.:4902778978924
CLASSIFICATION:Hi-uni
PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS
| COUNTRY | Japan |
| ERASER-TIPPED | No |
| GRADE | HB |
| INTENDED USE | general |
| SERIES | Short Pencil |
| SHAPE | hexagonal |
| STATUS | current |
ARCHIVIST'S NOTES
The Short Pencil (SP-400 series) is a wood-cased graphite pencil made by Kita-Boshi Pencil Co. in Tokyo, Japan, deliberately produced shorter than a standard pencil so it fits easily into a pencil case (even with a cap fitted). The black-lacquered, hexagonal barrels are sold in three graphite grades — HB (SP-400), 2B (SP-402) and 4B (SP-404) — alongside a red marking pencil (SP-410) in the same line. The pencils have plain, capped ends and no eraser.
This specimen: Short Pencil in grade HB.
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