APSARA 621 HB
SPECIMEN REFERENCE GWI-01147 |
CLASSIFICATION: GRAPHITE WRITING INSTRUMENT
PHOTOGRAPHIC PLATE — GWI-01147
IDENTITY & CLASSIFICATION
MANUFACTURER:Apsara
SERIES / LINE:621
GRADE:HB
MODEL CODE:HUNB
CORPORATE BODY:Hindustan Pencils Pvt. Ltd.
EAN ARTICLE NO.:4902778978924
JAN ARTICLE NO.:4902778978924
CLASSIFICATION:Hi-uni
PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS
| COUNTRY | India |
| ERASER-TIPPED | No |
| GRADE | HB |
| INTENDED USE | writing |
| SERIES | 621 |
| SHAPE | hexagonal |
| STATUS | current |
| WOOD | Soft, easy-sharpening reddish wood; species not confirmed by the maker (manufacturer says only "high-quality wood"). Reportedly Vatta (Macaranga peltata), with jelutong/pulai-like striations, per a Pencil Talk reader identification. |
ARCHIVIST'S NOTES
The Nataraj 621 — now sold as "621 Be Bold" — is the iconic red-barrel, black-striped HB writing pencil made by Hindustan Pencils in Mumbai, India, and one of the best-known pencils in the country. It pairs a bonded HB graphite lead, made for smooth, dark everyday writing, with a soft, easy-sharpening hexagonal wood casing and a plain capped (non-eraser) end, and is sold only in HB grade. Aimed at general school, home and office writing, it ships unsharpened; a separate eraser-tipped "621 Ruby" variant exists as its own product.
This specimen: 621 in grade HB.
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