Comments on: First post. http://www.pencilrevolution.com/2005/07/first-post/ Pencil Philosophy Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:51:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0 by: Mike Andrews http://www.pencilrevolution.com/2005/07/first-post/#comment-206709 Mon, 07 Apr 2008 18:23:46 +0000 http://www.pencilrevolution.com/2005/07/first-post/#comment-206709 I agree, agree,and agree more. Bring back the old Scripto with the 1.1 lead. I agree, agree,and agree more. Bring back the old Scripto with the 1.1 lead.

]]> by: Roger Russell http://www.pencilrevolution.com/2005/07/first-post/#comment-205960 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 12:44:45 +0000 http://www.pencilrevolution.com/2005/07/first-post/#comment-205960 The older Scripto pencils and leads are available at www.roger-russell.com/scripto.htm The older Scripto pencils and leads are available at
www.roger-russell.com/scripto.htm

]]> by: George Fox http://www.pencilrevolution.com/2005/07/first-post/#comment-193604 Thu, 21 Feb 2008 04:42:39 +0000 http://www.pencilrevolution.com/2005/07/first-post/#comment-193604 I have been a collector of Scripto for many years. They now do not make anymore pencils or pens only lighters I have been a collector of Scripto for many years. They now do not make anymore pencils or pens only lighters

]]> by: Don Banks http://www.pencilrevolution.com/2005/07/first-post/#comment-111334 Mon, 28 May 2007 15:38:36 +0000 http://www.pencilrevolution.com/2005/07/first-post/#comment-111334 Please bring back the Scripto mechanical pencil! I miss them dearly. They were cheap in price and extremely dependable. The lead was long and thick and held up well to heavy-handed pressure. The lead was easy to reload as were the jumbo erasers. Furthermore, the pencils didn't break when dropped. I don't understand why pencils of inferior mechanical mechansims using thin and easily breakable lead along with their scrawny erasers would replace a superior product. It's another case of where a newer ("nifty"?) design is not necessarily better. Please bring back the Scripto mechanical pencil! I miss them dearly. They were cheap in price and extremely dependable. The lead was long and thick and held up well to heavy-handed pressure. The lead was easy to reload as were the jumbo erasers. Furthermore, the pencils didn’t break when dropped. I don’t understand why pencils of inferior mechanical mechansims using thin and easily breakable lead along with their scrawny erasers would replace a superior product. It’s another case of where a newer (”nifty”?) design is not necessarily better.

]]> by: Timothy Barksdale http://www.pencilrevolution.com/2005/07/first-post/#comment-682 Mon, 13 Feb 2006 13:35:21 +0000 http://www.pencilrevolution.com/2005/07/first-post/#comment-682 After locating this site from the Yahoo reviews, I'd like to chime in. Long ago there was a wooden pencil. and then in 5 grade I got my first mechanical pencil - a Scripto. This pencil was the finest mechanical pencil made and I still search for one that offers similar features at any price level. The only drawback was that they were a little fragile. I have ONE still in new packaging and I hope to open it only when I located a replacement that warrants the use of the last "new" Scripto on the planet! After locating this site from the Yahoo reviews, I’d like to chime in. Long ago there was a wooden pencil. and then in 5 grade I got my first mechanical pencil - a Scripto. This pencil was the finest mechanical pencil made and I still search for one that offers similar features at any price level. The only drawback was that they were a little fragile. I have ONE still in new packaging and I hope to open it only when I located a replacement that warrants the use of the last “new” Scripto on the planet!

]]> by: PRevo http://www.pencilrevolution.com/2005/07/first-post/#comment-4 Mon, 29 Aug 2005 21:35:00 +0000 http://www.pencilrevolution.com/2005/07/first-post/#comment-4 Thanks, SJones. We are fans of Mr. Petroski's book, to be sure. The history section is a work in progress and currently links only online sources for now. Thanks, SJones. We are fans of Mr. Petroski’s book, to be sure. The history section is a work in progress and currently links only online sources for now.

]]> by: SJones http://www.pencilrevolution.com/2005/07/first-post/#comment-3 Mon, 29 Aug 2005 20:30:00 +0000 http://www.pencilrevolution.com/2005/07/first-post/#comment-3 In case you might have missed it, the best book on the design history of your favorite writing instrument is "<I>The Pencil : A History of Design and Circumstance</I>" by Henry Petroski. Your "Pencil History" section really needs to reference this book. The Pencil takes you blow-by-blow through the evolution of the pencil showing how geography, happenstance, and determined engineering by many (including Thoreau) have made the common pencil "almost invisible in its perfection." Every engineer and usability designer should read this book. In case you might have missed it, the best book on the design history of your favorite writing instrument is “The Pencil : A History of Design and Circumstance” by Henry Petroski. Your “Pencil History” section really needs to reference this book.

The Pencil takes you blow-by-blow through the evolution of the pencil showing how geography, happenstance, and determined engineering by many (including Thoreau) have made the common pencil “almost invisible in its perfection.” Every engineer and usability designer should read this book.

]]> by: Armand B. Frasco http://www.pencilrevolution.com/2005/07/first-post/#comment-2 Tue, 26 Jul 2005 05:27:00 +0000 http://www.pencilrevolution.com/2005/07/first-post/#comment-2 Onward! Onward!

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