TK-Matic 9500
Twist / rotary · 0.7mm
Black barrel, chromed collar. Earliest entry; acquired 1988.
Register / 1,700 entries
The full catalogue
Every pencil in the collection, sorted by decade and then by manufacturer — the same order in which they sit in the five drawers in Wexford. Filter by mechanism type to narrow the field.
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Mechanism filter
A pencil advances its lead by one of a handful of mechanisms. Filter the register below to a single type. Counts are across the whole collection; not every decade holds every mechanism.
The filter is a reading device, not a search engine. If you are chasing a specific reference and cannot see it here, email me — the drawer holds more than the register lists.
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Decade → manufacturer
Five drawers, one per decade band. Open a drawer to reach its manufacturer index and the specimen cards beneath. Each card carries an accession number in the order it entered the collection.
A · I
1965 – 1974
Faber-Castell · Pentel · Staedtler · Caran d'Ache · Autopoint
241 entries
B · II
1975 – 1984
Pentel · Pilot · rOtring · Sakura · Tombow · Uni
388 entries
C · III
1985 – 1994
Pentel · rOtring · Pilot · Uni · Zebra · Platinum
427 entries
D · IV
1995 – 2004
Uni · Pentel · Pilot · Zebra · Lamy · Ohto
356 entries
E · V
2005 – 2020
Uni · Pentel · Pilot · Tombow · rOtring · Kokuyo
288 entries
Drawer A · I
1965 – 1974
The founding decade of the collection — earlier production, thicker metals, mostly twist and ratchet mechanisms. A representative index of the manufacturers held; the full 241 entries continue in the physical drawer.
Faber-Castell
TK 9400
Lead holder · 2mm
Green hexagonal drafting holder, brass push-button.
Alpha 300
Ratchet clutch · 0.5mm
Slimline steel body; clip stamped West Germany.
Pentel
Mechanica
Ratchet clutch · 0.5mm
Retractable sleeve; the pattern for everything after it.
P205 (early)
Ratchet clutch · 0.5mm
Pre-1975 moulding, matte green barrel, no grip step.
Sharp Kerry (proto colours)
Ratchet clutch · 0.5mm
Capped model; enamel finish, brass trim band.
Drawer A continues — 232 further entries indexed on card. Ask about a specific reference.
Drawer B · II
1975 – 1984
The expansion decade: 0.5mm becomes standard, Japanese makers dominate, and the first shaker mechanisms appear. The single largest run before the mid-eighties, at 388 entries.
Pentel
P205 (production)
Ratchet clutch · 0.5mm
The reference workhorse; grip step and metal clip.
Sharp P207
Ratchet clutch · 0.7mm
Blue barrel variant; colour-coded to lead gauge.
Techniclick
Bayonet / shaker · 0.5mm
Side-knock advance; first shaker in the collection.
rOtring
Tikky (first series)
Ratchet clutch · 0.5mm
Red seal, ringed grip; the workshop staple.
600 (matte black)
Ratchet clutch · 0.5mm
Hexagonal brass-weighted body, knurled grip.
Rapid
Ratchet clutch · 0.7mm
Technical draughting model; fixed 4mm sleeve.
Drawer B continues — 382 further entries indexed on card. Ask about a specific reference.
Drawer C · III
1985 – 1994
The densest drawer, at 427 entries. Fine-line gauges proliferate and drop-clutch drafting pencils reach their peak of refinement. Indexed here by leading manufacturer.
Pentel
Graph 1000 for Pro
Drop clutch · 0.5mm
Latex grip over metal core; a design still in issue.
PG5
Drop clutch · 0.5mm
All-metal drafting body, fixed pipe, lead-grade dial.
Kerry (P1035)
Ratchet clutch · 0.5mm
Capped, posts to length; lacquer over brass.
Uni (Mitsubishi)
Shift Pipe Lock
Drop clutch · 0.5mm
Retractable sleeve locks for drafting; knurled shift ring.
Boxy
Ratchet clutch · 0.5mm
Square-section barrel; integral eraser slide.
Field Master
Twist / rotary · 0.5mm
Twist-advance survey pencil; olive body.
Drawer C continues — 421 further entries indexed on card. Ask about a specific reference.
Drawer D · IV
1995 – 2004
Cushioned leads and lead-rotation mechanisms arrive; the drafting pencil begins to give ground to the everyday writer. 356 entries.
Uni (Mitsubishi)
Kuru Toga (first gen)
Ratchet clutch · 0.5mm
Internal ratchet rotates the lead as you write.
Alpha Gel
Ratchet clutch · 0.5mm
Silicone grip bulb; heavier at the front.
Shift (revision)
Drop clutch · 0.3mm
Fine-line variant of the drafting lock model.
Pilot
S20
Ratchet clutch · 0.5mm
Turned wooden barrel; brass tip weight.
H-325
Ratchet clutch · 0.5mm
Steel-clad grip section; utilitarian and durable.
Automac
Bayonet / shaker · 0.5mm
Shaker advance with automatic lead feed.
Drawer D continues — 350 further entries indexed on card. Ask about a specific reference.
Drawer E · V
2005 – 2020
The closing band of the collection, ending in 2020. Refinements of established mechanisms rather than new principles — lead-rotation, orientation-lock and low-centre-of-gravity variants. 288 entries.
Uni (Mitsubishi)
Kuru Toga Roulette
Ratchet clutch · 0.5mm
Knurled metal grip over the rotation engine.
Kuru Toga Advance
Ratchet clutch · 0.5mm
Twice the rotation rate; spring-cushioned tip.
M5-1017
Ratchet clutch · 0.5mm
Standard-issue writer; entered late for completeness.
Pentel
Orenz
Drop clutch · 0.2mm
Pipe-guided lead; write without clicking.
Orenznero
Drop clutch · 0.3mm
Automatic lead advance; matte-black metal body.
Smash
Ratchet clutch · 0.5mm
The 1,700th entry, and the last one catalogued.
Drawer E continues — 282 further entries indexed on card. Ask about a specific reference.
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The register shows a representative slice of each drawer, not the whole 1,700. If you are tracing a particular model, a production variant, or a manufacturer not listed here, write to me — I can check the card and the drawer against your enquiry.