What a wonderful collection - thanks so much for showing them! I'm really enjoying my couple of Musgraves at the moment, but certainly may need to explore more of them now :)
Hi MAMO - just love seeing all the Musgraves - old and new! I think you'll like the Pencil King and the Harvest Pro. I'm not able to tell any differences between those Cub pencils (other than the obvious color), so I'll look forward to knowing more. I always considered the Greenbelt to be naked pencil and I seem to recall hearing that they are no longer in production. Thanks!!
@@AlwaysAnalog I remember watching your review of the purple Pencil Kings and hoping for a chance to try them. Thanks so much for giving me that opportunity!
I just tried to post a reply here and it didn’t show up - Strange! Testing another reply here, and if this works, maybe I’ll just send you both the info over email.
Ok, that worked, I’ll put my reply in parts here. Maybe it was a word limit thing…(1of3) Duffy, great review and the variety of pencils out there (as well as their iterations over time) never ceases to amaze me! The unique feature of the CUB 3030T pencils I sent both of you is illustrated (or lack there of) right below the “Musgrave Pencil Co., Inc.” Imprint…Absence of “Shelbyville, TN. 37160”! The pencils I sent you were, in fact, made in the Thailand! I had no idea that at one point Musgrave contracted pencil-making outside the USA. Really interesting!
(2of3) I bought a 1/2 gross of these off eBay, and the original box they came in had all the Musgrave info with country of origin information on it. The label says “MADE IN THAILAND For MUSGRAVE PENCIL CO., INC”. I have reached out to Musgrave to see if I could get the back story on these but have not heard from them as of yet. The current run of CUB pencils offered by Musgrave does have the Shelbyville imprint.
(3of3) I’ll send you photos of both versions, plus the box info. Duffy, I noticed in your review that the other CUB in your collection doesn’t have the Shelbyville imprint on it either, which makes me believe that maybe perhaps Musgrave was making these in Thailand for a period of time in the past? Hope both if you are doing well, and Happy Holidays! 🎄✨✏️
I don't have much interest in Musgrave as a whole, admittedly, but I appreciate the collection showcase as always. Your video about paring down collections makes more sense every day! Now, if I may request something: can you do more reviews and showcases of more purpose-driven pencils and stationery? The bridge, stenography and railroad pencil videos are some of the most fun I've had with stationery content in recent memory. And it keeps me wondering: what about pencils and pens made and marketed for police forces?
Interesting collection of Musgraves there Duffy. Though I thought you might have more older pencils other than that oval ferrule one, they're still pretty cool. The fact that Musgrave still kept making pencils (and very good ones at that) amidst other manufacturers jumping ship overseas is still fascinating. Them and maybe Moon. Yeah, US pencil manufacturers have been pretty much almost extinct 😣 Also, have you heard about their factory seconds for Tennessee Red? Im kinda waiting for them to arrive to test them, but I heard good things. PS: I think you might mean Faber-Castell when you said EF with those Unigraphs. And yeah, they kinda am evoking the Castell 9000 with those prints 🙂
@@CRxTRDud3 Yes, of course! Faber Castell! Thanks for the correction. I was rather surprised, myself, going through that box and finding the vast majority of pencils in there are of current or recent manufacture. I wonder why that is? And I hadn't heard about those Red seconds, but now I want to know more.
@ma-mo Yeah, apparently they have now been selling their Tennessee Reds and Rounds as a dozen set. I heard from some people, they have been finding pretty good batches so far. Some off center others chips, but does not detract from using them. And they sharpen just as usual. I guess they have been doing perfect with their manufacturing process for the most part.
One of my favorite parts of Musgrave pencils are the paint jobs. They have a lot of texture and character which just isn't seen on any other pencils!
@@LouiesWorkshop Nice way to reframe it! Feature, not bug, eh?
What a wonderful collection - thanks so much for showing them! I'm really enjoying my couple of Musgraves at the moment, but certainly may need to explore more of them now :)
@@barrysanaloginsights Thank you, my friend. America may not lead the world in pencil production, but there's still some lovely ones being made here!
always learn something new about pencils..Tennessee Red Cedar are very nice. take care
@@RobertP_1960 Thanks again, my friend.
I really enjoy the Greenbelt pencil. Thanks for sharing this video and I look forward to your next one!
@@ebodaman Good to hear from you again, my friend!
Hi MAMO - just love seeing all the Musgraves - old and new! I think you'll like the Pencil King and the Harvest Pro. I'm not able to tell any differences between those Cub pencils (other than the obvious color), so I'll look forward to knowing more. I always considered the Greenbelt to be naked pencil and I seem to recall hearing that they are no longer in production. Thanks!!
@@AlwaysAnalog I remember watching your review of the purple Pencil Kings and hoping for a chance to try them. Thanks so much for giving me that opportunity!
I just tried to post a reply here and it didn’t show up - Strange! Testing another reply here, and if this works, maybe I’ll just send you both the info over email.
Ok, that worked, I’ll put my reply in parts here. Maybe it was a word limit thing…(1of3) Duffy, great review and the variety of pencils out there (as well as their iterations over time) never ceases to amaze me! The unique feature of the CUB 3030T pencils I sent both of you is illustrated (or lack there of) right below the “Musgrave Pencil Co., Inc.” Imprint…Absence of “Shelbyville, TN. 37160”! The pencils I sent you were, in fact, made in the Thailand! I had no idea that at one point Musgrave contracted pencil-making outside the USA. Really interesting!
(2of3) I bought a 1/2 gross of these off eBay, and the original box they came in had all the Musgrave info with country of origin information on it. The label says “MADE IN THAILAND For MUSGRAVE PENCIL CO., INC”. I have reached out to Musgrave to see if I could get the back story on these but have not heard from them as of yet. The current run of CUB pencils offered by Musgrave does have the Shelbyville imprint.
(3of3) I’ll send you photos of both versions, plus the box info. Duffy, I noticed in your review that the other CUB in your collection doesn’t have the Shelbyville imprint on it either, which makes me believe that maybe perhaps Musgrave was making these in Thailand for a period of time in the past? Hope both if you are doing well, and Happy Holidays! 🎄✨✏️
I don't have much interest in Musgrave as a whole, admittedly, but I appreciate the collection showcase as always. Your video about paring down collections makes more sense every day!
Now, if I may request something: can you do more reviews and showcases of more purpose-driven pencils and stationery? The bridge, stenography and railroad pencil videos are some of the most fun I've had with stationery content in recent memory. And it keeps me wondering: what about pencils and pens made and marketed for police forces?
Let me think on that.
Thanks for the ideas, my friend.
Interesting collection of Musgraves there Duffy. Though I thought you might have more older pencils other than that oval ferrule one, they're still pretty cool.
The fact that Musgrave still kept making pencils (and very good ones at that) amidst other manufacturers jumping ship overseas is still fascinating. Them and maybe Moon. Yeah, US pencil manufacturers have been pretty much almost extinct 😣
Also, have you heard about their factory seconds for Tennessee Red? Im kinda waiting for them to arrive to test them, but I heard good things.
PS: I think you might mean Faber-Castell when you said EF with those Unigraphs. And yeah, they kinda am evoking the Castell 9000 with those prints 🙂
@@CRxTRDud3 Yes, of course! Faber Castell! Thanks for the correction.
I was rather surprised, myself, going through that box and finding the vast majority of pencils in there are of current or recent manufacture. I wonder why that is?
And I hadn't heard about those Red seconds, but now I want to know more.
@ma-mo Yeah, apparently they have now been selling their Tennessee Reds and Rounds as a dozen set. I heard from some people, they have been finding pretty good batches so far. Some off center others chips, but does not detract from using them. And they sharpen just as usual.
I guess they have been doing perfect with their manufacturing process for the most part.
. So , i guess i am the only one who noticed you
. passed on the black pencil with a black eraser at the end
I also noticed that! Sorry, everyone. That was a "Thank You" pencil from Musgrave that they send with some orders.