KOH-I-NOOR MEPHISTO WRITING 465 NO.2
SPECIMEN REFERENCE GWI-00911 |
CLASSIFICATION: GRAPHITE WRITING INSTRUMENT
PHOTOGRAPHIC PLATE — GWI-00911
IDENTITY & CLASSIFICATION
MANUFACTURER:Koh-I-Noor
SERIES / LINE:Mephisto Writing 465
GRADE:No.2
MODEL CODE:HUNB
CORPORATE BODY:Koh-I-Noor Hardtmuth a.s.
EAN ARTICLE NO.:4902778978924
JAN ARTICLE NO.:4902778978924
CLASSIFICATION:Hi-uni
PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS
| COUNTRY | United States |
| ERASER-TIPPED | Yes |
| GRADE | No.2 |
| INTENDED USE | writing |
| SERIES | Mephisto Writing 465 |
| SHAPE | hexagonal |
| STATUS | discontinued |
| WOOD | incense cedar |
ARCHIVIST'S NOTES
The Mephisto Writing 465 was a vintage hexagonal writing pencil from L&C Hardtmuth (the firm whose US operation became Koh-I-Noor Rapidograph, Inc.), made of aromatic incense cedar and fitted with an eraser in a "Kolor-Koded" red-topped ferrule. It was offered in several writing grades — No.2, No.2A (roughly a No.2.5 half-grade), No.3 and No.4 — and reviewers noted a dark, hard-wearing lead that held its point well. The line is long discontinued; the catalogued examples were made in the USA.
This specimen: Mephisto Writing 465 in grade No.2.
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