Pencil cases were and are a staple of space race celebration. Something every kid had, pencils and pens were the upright heralds of a brig...

I've always liked pencil sharpeners. A popular thing with kids, many sharpeners are novelties. Space sharpeners have appeared on MC befo...

As I mentioned in my recent Auckland fair report, I was able to pick up a box full of 18 die-cast pencil sharpeners for just $10 NZ. That is...

Hi The recent post on Oakwell Hall included a photograph of some cannon pencil sharpeners, with Made in China on the boxes. The cannon actua...

  This Sputnik toy I saw online is rather neat, a fine stocking filler it would make along with the oranges and nuts. It looks like its made...

First up are some samples from a huge lot of unused pencil cases from the Sixties and early Seventies.  These are salesman's samples sav...

  Saw these on Todocollecion over the last year and saved the pics for here. Sacapuntas or pencil sharpeners and all space related! How cool...

Hello Woodsy Luckily for me pencil sharpeners are just that and I have avoided collecting novelty ones. The only exception being this BATMAN...