{"product_id":"uni-pencil-hb-single","title":"Uni Pencil, HB, Single","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUni pencils have been a popular and sought-after product since their 1958 launch, and as the decades have passed, they've become both a design icon and a ubiquitous tool in Japanese classrooms and offices. Both Mitsubishi's ultra-premium \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/stlartsupply.mom\/collections\/pencils\/products\/hi-uni-pencil-hb-set-of-12\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/stlartsupply.mom\/collections\/pencils\/products\/hi-uni-pencil-hb-set-of-12\"\u003eHi-Uni\u003c\/a\u003e pencil and its student-grade \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/stlartsupply.mom\/products\/uni-star-pencil-hb-set-of-12\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/stlartsupply.mom\/products\/uni-star-pencil-hb-set-of-12\"\u003eUni Star\u003c\/a\u003e pencil are derivatives of this original design. Mitsubishi commissioned famed designer Yoshio Akioka, who also designed the well-known Asakaze Blue Train, to lead the Uni project, and the resulting design is a midcentury classic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUni pencils feature extremely consistent graphite, capable of making dark and distinct marks even with harder grades. Point retention is very good, not quite as supernatural as that of the more expensive Hi-Uni pencil (introduced in 1966), but still longer-wearing than 95% of pencils sold today. The core is somewhat slicker than Hi-Uni graphite, which means Uni moves faster across the page. That can be an advantage for rapid note-taking or five-minute sketches, but in our experience, there is a slight tradeoff in neatness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMade to extremely high quality standards and industry-leading materials, Uni pencils look and feel better than their competition. Lacquered in Uni maroon, with gold foil stamping and a black band, they're very nice to handle. And they're made with the same premium incense cedar as Hi-Uni, so they sharpen just as well (and they smell lovely, too.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOne unsharpened pencil. Made in Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAbout \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/stlartsupply.mom\/collections\/mitsubishi-pencil-co\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/stlartsupply.mom\/collections\/mitsubishi-pencil-co\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMitsubishi Pencil Co., Ltd.\u003c\/a\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFounded in the 19th century in Tokyo, Mitsubishi Pencil has been one of the world's leading pen and pencil manufacturers for generations. Well-known around the world for their Uni brand of pens and pencils, Mitsubishi continues to innovate and release new products, like POSCA paint markers and an ever-expanding lineup of writing pens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFun fact: \"Mitsubishi\" means \"three diamonds,\" and the name and three-diamond mark of Mitsubishi Pencil predates the better-known Mitsubishi Group by ten years. Despite sharing the same name and symbol, Mitsubishi Pencil is not related to any of the numerous other Mitsubishi companies in Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mitsubishi Pencil Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42683486830850,"sku":"4902778977354","price":3.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2228\/7429\/products\/mitsubishi-uni-single-hb-pow.jpg?v=1650694231","url":"https:\/\/stlartsupply.mom\/en-ca\/products\/uni-pencil-hb-single","provider":"St. Louis Art Supply","version":"1.0","type":"link"}