CARAN D'ACHE TECHNALO 779 6B
SPECIMEN REFERENCE GWI-00806 |
CLASSIFICATION: GRAPHITE WRITING INSTRUMENT
PHOTOGRAPHIC PLATE — GWI-00806
IDENTITY & CLASSIFICATION
MANUFACTURER:Caran d'Ache
SERIES / LINE:Technalo 779
GRADE:6B
MODEL CODE:HUNB
CORPORATE BODY:Caran d'Ache SA
EAN ARTICLE NO.:4902778978924
JAN ARTICLE NO.:4902778978924
CLASSIFICATION:Hi-uni
PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS
| COUNTRY | Switzerland |
| ERASER-TIPPED | No |
| GRADE | 6B |
| INTENDED USE | drawing |
| SERIES | Technalo 779 |
| SHAPE | hexagonal |
| STATUS | current |
| WOOD | cedar (FSC-certified) |
ARCHIVIST'S NOTES
The Caran d'Ache Technalo (product reference 779) is a Swiss-made water-soluble graphite pencil with a 3mm core encased in a 7mm FSC-certified hexagonal cedar barrel. Used dry it behaves like an ordinary graphite pencil, but passing a wet brush over the marks dissolves the graphite into grey, watercolour-like washes, making it suited to sketching, preparatory work and mixed-media drawing rather than everyday writing. It is sold as individual pencils in HB, B, 3B and 6B grades and in assorted Technalo sets.
This specimen: Technalo 779 in grade 6B.
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