Established in 1916, the Colleen Pencil Co., once a major Japanese pencil manufacturer,  sharpened its last graphite in 1997. 

This extremely rare Colleen 532 vintage pencil from the 1970s with F grade graphite, slightly harder than a No. 2 pencil, still writes with a smooth, strong line; the comfortably-shaped hexagonal barrel is beautified with a pleasing multi-color floral pattern, highlighted with silver imprinting on one side.