Platinum Z
June 26, 2020
Today I am going to take a bit of a detour from my main focus of side knock mechanical pencils. Here is a vintage Platinum "Z" MoMA Design Collection mechanical pencil. These amazing
The strange Pentel Technica PD1055
June 19, 2020
This is truly an oddball pencil. And the fact that it's a side knock makes it even better. The Pentel Technica PD1055 is a boxy side knock mechanical pencil that I actually know
1977 0.5 mm Opaque Complete Set
June 12, 2020
These opaque colored PD345s came out in 1977. The solid colors hit the market first with the transparent variations following soon after. The first round of PD345s held 0.5 mm lead and were
Transparent Green Pentels
June 05, 2020
Welcome to the sideknocks blog. This blog is dedicated to my collection of mechanical pencils. My interest in mechanical pencils began as a kid in the 1980's with the discovery of the original