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Alessi Kastor

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I’m sorry for not posting more often. The problem is that I have lots of ideas, but often don’t find the time to prepare the blog posts, especially the photos ((…when I do find the time the light is often not good enough to take usable photos). Nevertheless, I’ll keep trying to write at least four blog posts a month.

 

Just to prove for now that this blog isn’t dead: a photo of an Alessi sharpener in the shape of a beaver. I had a look and the sharpener inside looked like a Staedtler 510 10, which has been previously shown in this blog post. The Alessi Kastor retails for £37 (~$58; €44).

 

PS: No, I didn’t buy one.

Notice the Staedtler Noris on the packaging.
Notice the Staedtler Noris on the packaging.

Price and exchanges rates: September 2013

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Old drawing pins

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Today: a blog post that is suspiciously similar to some of Lexikaliker’s blog posts.

But I just cannot resist showing these drawing pins I found in a shelf my father used to use.

Old drawing pinsSorry, no close ups. The camera I have with me has a fairly wide lens and the minimum focus distance is rather large. This picture has already been heavily cropped.

Kaufhof is a department store chain in Germany.

The Express box contains drawing pins marked “Gloria 44”. I’m not sure whether these are the drawing pins that were originally sold in this box, as I don’t see the word Gloria anywhere on the box.

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Giveaway

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To celebrate the 200th blog post of Bleistift: a (small) giveaway.

If you can tell me the link [1]There might be links I’m not aware of. The winning link is the one I’m thinking of. between the two items in the photo you will receive a small prize.

Giveaway
What’s the link between these two items?

Giveaway rules: The first correct answer wins. I’m happy to send the small prize to any country as Royal Mail is delivering to that country.

 

Franken BleistiftAnother cause for celebration [2]Except the giveaway 8^) is the fact that today is Franconia Day (Tag der Franken). Franconia is home to the well-known stationery manufacturers Staedtler, Faber-Castell, Schwan-Stabilo, Eisen, Möbius & Ruppert, KUM and others.

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↑1 There might be links I’m not aware of. The winning link is the one I’m thinking of.
↑2 Except the giveaway 8^)

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