Just another day, I found out there is another style(*) of the Baignol et Farjon (French ancien leadholder, predescent of the Criterium) and some discontinued items. I thought it worth taking a picture of them.
I use all my tools, but sometime these lost pieces are too precious (spiritual values), they bring up hesitation and anxiety...
(*) There were actually 4 styles, from this post.
Does anyone here use them for writing or solving math/physics problems? I mostly see them being used for drawing, so I’m curious about other use cases.
I can't remember that I have seen this one before: A Faber-Castell push advance 2.0 mm pencil .. lead holder!
Some French stuff today 😁
The SNCF Leadholder is a piece of industrial history that bridges the gap between mid-century French engineering and iconic office stationery. For decades, these specialized leadholders were standard-issue equipment for SNCF (French National Railway) employees, from engineers drafting rail maps to conductors marking logs.
There are two main designs: the anodized aluminum (early version, pre 1980s) and plastic barrels (after BIC's acquisition of Conté in 1979). The text on the barrel is normally S.N.C.F and a specific inventory number.
They share the same quality of those Criterium in the past, as the result of the collaboration between SNCF and the Criterium brand, by Gilbert & Blanzy-Poure (later Conté and then BIC).
For many French people, the sight of a metal hexagonal pencil with "SNCF" stamped on the side is a nostalgic reminder of the "Glorious Thirty" (Les Trente Glorieuses): the era of rapid French modernization and the birth of the TGV.