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Japanese Brass Pocket Pencil

Japanese Brass Pocket Pencil
£34.00
Ex Tax: £28.33

A pocket pencil held within a brass case, from a small and long established workshop in downtown Tokyo, where each piece undergoes at least 10 separate pressings, between which it is annealed to relax any work hardening. Unvarnished, this pen comes from the 'wabi-sabi' school of thought: the raw brass will collect marks and scratches and develop a natural patina with use and time, especially if kept, as intended, in a pocket or cluttered hand bag. Refills available.

Care Advice

Unlacquered brass will tarnish and develop a natural patina with time. If you wish to bring back its original shine a suitable metal polish like Brasso or Elsterglanz will do the trick — use according to instructions.
  • Weight g 20g
  • Item Dimensions ⌀1 x Closed, L10 Open L14
  • Materials Brass, wood, and metal, and graphite lead

A pocket pencil held within a brass case, from a small and long established workshop in downtown Tokyo, where each piece undergoes at least 10 separate pressings, between which it is annealed to relax any work hardening. Unvarnished, this pen comes from the 'wabi-sabi' school of thought: the raw brass will collect marks and scratches and develop a natural patina with use and time, especially if kept, as intended, in a pocket or cluttered hand bag. Refills available.

Care Advice

Unlacquered brass will tarnish and develop a natural patina with time. If you wish to bring back its original shine a suitable metal polish like Brasso or Elsterglanz will do the trick — use according to instructions.
  • Weight g 20g
  • Item Dimensions ⌀1 x Closed, L10 Open L14
  • Materials Brass, wood, and metal, and graphite lead

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Further Reading

Brand: Small items
A little box containing 3 replacement pencils and two replacement erasers for the Japanese brass pocket pencil, so that you can restore your pencil to..
£6.90
Ex Tax:£5.75

Further Reading

Brand: Small items
A little box containing 3 replacement pencils and two replacement erasers for the Japanese brass pocket pencil, so that you can restore your pencil to..
£6.90
Ex Tax:£5.75
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