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Lamy AL-Star mechanical pencil review

August 15, 2016August 4, 2016 by Matthias Meckel

Today: a look at Lamy’s AL-Star mechanical pencil. The AL-Star series of pens was released in 1997 and was created by Wolfgang Fabian, the same designer who … Read more

A review of the Lamy 2000 mechanical pencil

November 25, 2021April 11, 2016 by Matthias Meckel
Two Lamy 2000 mechanical pencils with brushed metal clips on checkered fabric

Welcome to my blog post about the Lamy 2000 mechanical pencil. 50 years of the Lamy 2000 The Lamy 2000 was first released in 1966 … Read more

Win a Lamy gift set with The Pen Company!

March 31, 2016March 1, 2016 by Lucy Williams
Lamy gift set with black notebook and silver pen in white presentation box

This competition is now closed. Thank you to all who entered. The winners are listed in the Rafflecopter widget below. March is here, and with … Read more

Lamy Scribble Mechanical Pencil Review

January 29, 2016July 30, 2014 by Matthias Meckel
The 0.7 mm version (top) and the 3.15 mm version (botton) of the Lamy scribble.

Me and Lamy, Lamy and I You might not have guessed, because of the lack of Lamy posts on Bleistift, but Lamy is one if … Read more

The Tombow Zoom 707 de Luxe mechanical pencil review

January 29, 2016May 25, 2014 by Matthias Meckel
Tombow Zoom 707 de Luxe mechanical pencil standing next to a Luigi figurine on desk

Introduction Do you remember what you did in 1987? If you were living in the USA you were lucky enough to be able to watch … Read more

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