But the pride of my collection is an old Koh-i-Noor display box for pencils about 30 cms on all sides, that slides back in a pantograph ziggurat to reveal 5 drawers each with sections for different pencils. Hardtmuth was the king. Greatest pencils made. Hardtmuth was Austrian-born in part of Bohemia that later became part of Czechoslovakia.
And don't get me started on Rotring... You can't be me, I'm taken
Brings back memories of sharing houses with Artists. Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
