Picked up a few more vintage 1/2 dozen boxes of
Eberhard Faber Microtomic Van Dyke Drawing Lead from the 1950s.
Unique feature of this drawing leads packaging is that both sides of the wooden core had a strip of sandpaper glued to it for touching up and pointing lead. Given their age (probably over half a century old) a few of the sandpaper sheets and some wooden slats have come unglued. Could probably fix that with some Elmer's glue, but they also prevent the cardboard sleeves from sliding open unaided.
Sample reference marks drawn on
Strathmore vellum bristol. Found all these assorted
H leads surprisingly smooth and easy to sharpen despite their age, confirming what graphite
drawing leads do not seem to go bad with age and posses excellent shelf lives. Worth trying and adding to to a collection of leadholder refills.
Picked up a few more vintage 1/2 dozen boxes of Eberhard Faber Microtomic Van Dyke Drawing Lead from the 1950s.
Unique feature of this drawing leads packaging is that both sides of the wooden core had a strip of sandpaper glued to it for touching up and pointing lead. Given their age (probably over half a century old) a few of the sandpaper sheets and some wooden slats have come unglued. Could probably fix that with some Elmer's glue, but they also prevent the cardboard sleeves from sliding open unaided.
Sample reference marks drawn on Strathmore vellum bristol. Found all these assorted H leads surprisingly smooth and easy to sharpen despite their age, confirming what graphite drawing leads do not seem to go bad with age and posses excellent shelf lives. Worth trying and adding to to a collection of leadholder refills.
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