Just got this vintage
Mars J.S. Staedtler pencil case from the
1920's that was originally made in
Bavaria. Really love the naturalistic depiction of
Mars god of War on its slightly convex lid. It really would have been awesome if
Staedtler had released a facsimile of this tin to commemorate its
175th anniversary. Yet since not even the
historic pencil set (visit
Bleistift for a close up look) is getting widespread distribution, I am super happy that I was at least able to find this neat pencil tin on
Ebay to celebrate one of my favorite pencil and graphite drawing lead brands on my own.
While it originally held a dozen
Mars J.S. Staedtler 1225 (the drawing pencil version that preceded the modern
Mars Lumograph) pencils, it can comfortably hold several
leadholders and/or accessories.
Close up of the lid latching mechanism design. Still works nicely when keeping the lid closed tight and opens smoothly when the tin is pressed lightly in the middle. Almost a century old, this vintage pencil tin is still in great condition with much of its original paint and graphics still intact. A little paint has worn off from corners and the latching area, but they hardly detract from its overall beauty. Going to keep it on my drawing desk to hold the assortment of
Mars Technico 780 leadholders that I like to keep on hand loaded with different graphite grades. Full
Flickr photostream coverage:
photo 1 through
photo 9.
Just got this vintage Mars J.S. Staedtler pencil case from the 1920's that was originally made in Bavaria. Really love the naturalistic depiction of Mars god of War on its slightly convex lid. It really would have been awesome if Staedtler had released a facsimile of this tin to commemorate its 175th anniversary. Yet since not even the historic pencil set (visit Bleistift for a close up look) is getting widespread distribution, I am super happy that I was at least able to find this neat pencil tin on Ebay to celebrate one of my favorite pencil and graphite drawing lead brands on my own.
While it originally held a dozen Mars J.S. Staedtler 1225 (the drawing pencil version that preceded the modern Mars Lumograph) pencils, it can comfortably hold several leadholders and/or accessories.
Close up of the lid latching mechanism design. Still works nicely when keeping the lid closed tight and opens smoothly when the tin is pressed lightly in the middle. Almost a century old, this vintage pencil tin is still in great condition with much of its original paint and graphics still intact. A little paint has worn off from corners and the latching area, but they hardly detract from its overall beauty. Going to keep it on my drawing desk to hold the assortment of Mars Technico 780 leadholders that I like to keep on hand loaded with different graphite grades. Full Flickr photostream coverage: photo 1 through photo 9.
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