In the forest of old pencils on offer on Etsy I saw these in their gorgeous old box. I love the hopeful rocket age imagery of the illustrati...

This Eight in One Pencil box shaped like a Pyroesque rocket is so fab I had to grab the shot from the auction.  It's got everything; com...

  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...