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himawari_8500_hb

Himawari 8500 HB

Brand: X - Unknown

Made in: Japan

Old pre-WWII era Japanese pencil of unknown Brand.  On the reverse reads “All-country orphan support organization”. Sadly speculated to be at the end of WWII when there were many orphans due to the loss of both parents.  Showing archaic form of Kanji so before 1949.

About X - Unknown

I call these “Quazi” brands because I’m not 100% certain which company actually made them. Sometimes the pencils are stamped with a stationery store or maybe even the name of someone famous. But my hunch is they were produced by another company. If you have more information about any of these vintage pencils I would love to know!