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Twist Bullet Pencil on Kickstarter

October 25, 2014 By The Barista 2 Comments

f0bc2ab8bd402f1ae021f9a43d95ca2d_largeCoffee: Homebrew Starbucks Verona
Paper: Scout Books Dot Grid
Pencil: Vintage Bullet Pencil with Staedtler Norica HB

Kickstarter has been the launching place for quite a few fabulous pens. Many of these pens have been awesome, and came with a price to show it. I’ve always passed on these pens.

I finally backed my first Kickstarter project. Not a pen, but the Twist Bullet Pencil.bullet-pencils

Bullet pencils were very popular in the early to mid 1900s. They are a simple sleeve and cap that fits a pencil stub. Capped, you can safely carry a pencil in your pocket. Posted, a tiny pencil stub becomes long enough to write with comfortably.

Bullet pencils were once popular advertising giveaways, especially among the farming community. I imagine a day when bullet pencil giveaways were as popular as cheap advertising pen giveaways are today.Bullet Pencil Collage

I’ve really enjoyed bullet pencils since discovering them. I’m writing today with a vintage bullet pencil from Renner Funeral Home and & Ambulance Service, Urbana, Ill.

When I pull a bullet pencil pout of my pocket to jot down a note, people often ask what I’m writing with. Upon inspection they ask where they can get one. I usually send them to eBay –  until now.

The guys from Huckleberry Woodchuck and Metal Shop have teamed up to create the Twist Bullet Pencil, available now on Kickstarter.

The twist is a modern take on vintage bullet pencils, and wow does it look good. I’m excited to back this well designed and crafted homage to americana.35b7a36fe843967b4d389a956de8a065_large

Definitely check this one out. Don’t delay – the Kickstarter funding ends October 31, 2014.

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Comments

  1. junius says

    February 16, 2015 at 11:45 am

    Back in the Nineties I wouldn’t have given a wooden pencil, let alone a bullet pencil, a second thought, so if bullet pencils were wildly popular then I missed the trend. I think you meant they were popular in the early-to-mid 1900’s.

    Barista, I like your posts about pens and coffee, but I love your posts about pencils and coffee. Keep the refills coming!

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    • The Barista says

      February 16, 2015 at 1:35 pm

      HA! You’re right, Junius. The 90s couldn’t handle the awesomeness of bullet pencils. Updated the post.

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