Moving About and Manipulating Objects
Moving About and Manipulating Objects
Welcome! I'm Duffy Moon, aka MAMO, and here you'll find what appears to be a somewhat random assortment of videos.
However, you'll find that my videos tend to fall into four main categories; that is, four subjects of particular interest to me.
1) On Sundays: videos about the Book of Common Prayer, the Christian Bible, or related books.
2) On Tuesdays: videos about my collection of vintage manual typewriters.
3) On Wednesdays: videos focusing on my love for graphite pencils (vintage or contemporary, American or imported).
4) On Fridays: generally videos about radio, primarily portable and budget shortwave receivers.
Sometimes Fridays are Wild Card Friday, and I deviate from the normal subject matter.
Also: I don't publish videos EVERY Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. But I do try to put out a few videos every week.
Come on in, watch what you like and like what you watch!
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I'm pretty sure those are the greatest pencil names I've seen yet on your channel - Gold Sabre, Invader, Conquest... BIGGIE! and that "SNAZZLE" logo 👌
@@ThriftStoreBibles I feel like these would be primarily used in really intense RPG sessions, with complicated dice and boards like maps.
Interesting. These are new to me but look vaguely familiar, I'll have to keep an eye out for them. Where do you find most of your pencils?
@@pdt4776 The Mennonite Central Committee thrift shops in my area always have pencils. Also flea markets and estate sales, that sort of thing.
Oh man, I wanted to see them all. I believe you said you live in Ohio. You are one lucky person. I like to buy large lots of writing instruments and I have seen a lot of them in Ohio. They either won't ship, or it will cost way too much money. All those pens are awesome, even the ones that are oxidized. I live in Idaho now, and this state is the most anti pen and pencil state I have ever lived in lol. Almost impossible to find vintage pens and pencils. AND....the people here have no idea what a fountain pen is haha. It is maddening!
Interestingly, the majority of pencils I find here are advertising pencils, mainly for agribusiness (seeds, equipment, chemicals, etc). Seems like Idaho might have quite a bit of that, too?
You can send those pens my way :)
Brother can you send me some of these pencils or some vintage pencils if you don't mind?
I'm Gen X and fondly remember them. In fact, I have some vintage ones and some new ones. I grew up in Illinois and we called them Pop a Point Pencils made by Bensia or Hasbro. They also made Pop a Point crayons. Rad video!
Thank you, I find your videos to be fascinating and informative. We here in the UK are sadly down to our last two pencil manufacturers, Derwent and Chambers.
@@peterlinfield8707 I appreciate your kind comments. I have an artist's set of very nice Derwent pencils, but I have never come across a pencil from Chambers, as far as I can recall. I shall have to see if I can acquire one. Thank you again.
@@ma-mo I believe Chambers make souvenir, personalised and promotional pencils. I have not come across any pencils that have the Chambers name on them although there does seem to be some evidence on KZread. We see very few US manufactured pencils here in the UK, even the Blackwings are made in Japan. The Blackwings are a beautiful pencil though.
So you collect cigar box's, tins, and pencils..ill keep my eyes open for these. Take care
@@RobertP_1960 Don't turn into an enabler, my friend!
@@ma-mo Okay, then I'll put back the box I was going to send you! ha ha
@@Brad-mc7ut Let's not be hasty. ;)
This is a straight up Chinese stolen design from Lamy - pronounced Law-Me. This was meant to be a fountain pen. The section that you shoved the eraser in is where the ink cartridge or converter would go. The hole on the pen is called an ink window, which would indicate your ink level and when you would need to either put a new cartridge in or fill up the converter with bottled fountain pen ink. This writing instrument just put the tip of the pencil where the nib should be and housed the eraser in the body. Totally embarrassing, if you ask me.
@@poppyglow That seems to be the consensus, and it explains many of the bizarre design elements, ones which do not belong on a pencil.
I will solve your mystery. One end of the writing instrument is a pencil, and the other end is a dip pen. The metal will hold a speedball type of nib. There are so many brands and types. Children in Europe were taught to write in both pencil and dip pen/ fountain pen. Their desk would contain a hole, most likely for an ink well that would contain the ink to dip their pen. So, if you would like to purchase the nibs for these pencils, they are all over the (e store) and they are pretty cheap - for children. Some dip pens, I have in my collection can be very expensive and are made of 24k gold, like Mabie Todd. Children did not use them. I would say that these are from 1930's or earlier. Nice find.
@@poppyglow Thanks so much! I realize now that if I'd simply asked my daughter (who knows way more about pens than I do) I could have known this a long time ago. I appreciate you solving this mystery. What a clever writing instrument!
@@ma-mo You are welcome, I know much more about pens than Pencils, but thanks to you, I'm learning more from you!
Like you, I grew up on the NIV. I think I had the 1984 update. I still love it to this day, though I have switched to NKJV for my daily reading. I grew up with this cover around the house. Floods of nostalgia. Thanks for highlighting it!
Super vidéo Merci, c'est mieux une radio internet
Brother can you send me some of these pencils if you don't mind
...here I am, stuck in the middle with you...
On second thought, count me among the jokers.
I was raised on the KJV, but as soon as I got a Living Bible for christmas around 73/74 I read that until the NKJV came out around 82. I read many translations now, but the Living Bible still holds a special place in my heart as I read that daily as teenager. The NLT took it's place these days, but I still go back. Thanks for sharing
I eventually got over my youthful suspicion of The Living Bible. I mean, at least it's not The Message. (Joking! I'm joking!)
Do you ever get into fountain pens?
I've owned one fountain pen in my life: a cheap Hero my mother bought me, which was a quite capable pen. My daughter owns it now, and still uses it, though she has collected many more expensive pens. I accompanied my daughter to the Ohio Pen Show last fall, and it was fun. But for me, I'm probably sticking with pencils. I
Also nostalgic from the 80s: that shade of brown in everything from wall paneling to ash trays and Bible covers! The NIV was huge in my church too but I also haven't stuck with it.
Seems like you maybe had this exact Bible and showed it on your channel. Or do I misremember?
@@ma-mo I definitely remember something like this, might have been an NKJV though. But definitely the same era and aesthetic!
And maybe the ubiquity of ash trays explains why everything was brown: not because the tobacco tar coated everything (which it certainly did) but because decorators just accepted that and made everything brown from the start.
please keep doing what you do😊
I like your soothing voice. I absolutely love your addiction to pencils and the knowledge you provide with many types of humor inserted into your commentary. edited for sp errors
Very kind of you.
Reynolds you may know used to make pens and pencils in the USA is now an Indian Company that makes mostly pens but they do have pencils. You may want to check them out. Paper mate was at its best under Reynolds, so they used to be an awesome company.
@@poppyglow I don't remember any Reynolds supplies from my 70s and 80s youth. Did they carry that brand name?
@@ma-mo Reynolds used to own Paper Mate and other companies when Ball point pens first emerged in the 50's Reynolds had one of the first "workable Ballpoint pens called the Reynolds Rocket. Patrick J. Frawley created the ink for the ballpoint that wouldn't leak out of the pen and Paper Mate was born as well as others. They stopped making writing utensils for the US and moved to India where they still make loads of pens and pencils. Sanford bought out Reynolds and the story goes on and on. A huge rabbit hold. Today it seems, Newell owns the world of writing instruments as well as 400 other companies and destroyed every one of them, in my opinion.
Thanks! I always enjoy a good writing-implement rabbit hole.
@@ma-mo I have collected pens and pencils for over 40 years and have thousands of them ranging from junk to thousands of dollars and one of a kind. I have been dealing with long covid since March 2020 and it is currently killing me. My job, as an auditor at Meyers and Stauffer fired me in October and instead of getting depressed, I decided to write short books about pens and pencil companies and their offerings and offer them free for the community - my goal. I'm just getting started getting organized and researching lol. I know most about Paper Mate so it will be a good example. Paper mate was owned first by Gillette, then Reynolds, Then Sanford, and now Newell. They offer pens, pencils, erasers, correction fluid, desk sets, radios, yes radios, and other things. They also have "offshoots" like eraser mate, Flair (Which is also made in India now), Etc. They also made promotional pens and pencils and some models are only used via promotional. They make some models that are and are not made in the US that are not sold in the US. For Example, the Paper Mate Mark VI, fountain Pen, the best fountain pen I have ever used and rumored to be made by Mont Blanc, was sold to UK and other countries, not the US. It was made in West Germany in the 80's. I have three and they cost a lot of money in the US. They have pens and pencils for only the Australian market, the Mexican market, and there were a couple new ones that were made for the Philippines that I can't get my hands on. This is just one Brand and there is so much more. Multiply that by hundreds of companies and brands like Eagle, Venus, Prismacolor, the list is absolutely amazing. So, you can say, well look it up on the internet, lol nope there really isn't anything but a few sentences or you can go on boards and get people saying I think, I'm not sure, and I don't know all day long. I have been using the Internet Archive and they may be going away, per lawsuit. I contacted Newell about Paper Mate history and they said all they have is what is on their website, which is a joke. The truth of the matter nobody knows anything. I thought it must be because I am looking up vintage pens and pencils, not the case either. I just bought a beautiful fountain pen on amazon for 5 bucks by Mr. Pen. I wanted to see if they came in different colors, if I could by a converter, if there were other nib sizes. I looked on amazon, no information, I looked on Mr. Pen website no information. I then stumbled across the same pen that is made in England called Papier, I believe, so a new rabbit hole. A lot of pens now are made by someone and are sold to different companies, and they put their logos on them. There are also expensive pens that are reproductions made in China like Jinhao rabbit hole. There are also pens that are absolute fakes, the biggest examples are Parker, Mont Blanc, Lamy rabbit hole. It is huge and vast my friend and it also includes pencils. The fakes are getting so good that even the experts can't tell them apart. They have the same materials, weights, colorings, etc. If you ever decide to come down this rabbit hole, let me know because I could use a friend because it is way bigger than Xanax!
I could hear yer stomach growling when talking about the creamy color of the pages 😅 Great vid by the way, I love my copy of the DRV. I got the same bible u do. I think its actual goat leather too.
That sound shows up in many of my videos. I'm thinking I need to devise a sound-dampening corset.
@@ma-mo nah it's ok. it was funny cuz I was eating lunch while watching yer video and me and my gf thought it was me at first. Had to rewind the vid to see for sure 🤣🤣🤣. Yer good brother! God bless you!
I did this to my 1662 bcp. Works great. Thank you for this great idea. I finally was able to remove all the paper book marks in my bcp. 😁👍
Nothing wrong with the humble slip-of-paper bookmark, until they fall out. Thanks, Ty.
Dixon "Big Mo" 1000
@@poppyglow kzread.info/dash/bejne/aneI16yKetmbm84.htmlsi=k-ivBODnAORENAzh
@@ma-mo Sorry, I have been binge watching your video's and haven't seen that video yet. I should have looked. Great channel!
@@poppyglow very kind of you.
What a great find! I remember those distinctively but I had that exact Pentel P205 that you have. It was a work horse that got me through college and many blue books. I preferred the Pentel due to the removable clip which always bothered me when writing.
@@pdt4776 Good point! Even if I yanked the clip out, the barrel would still have that lumpy deformity.
The good old P205 is downright immortal. It deserves just as much recognition as the classic transparent Bic Cristal.
@@DinnerForkTongue Okay, you talked me into a p209 (and friends).
@@ma-mo ONE OF US! ONE OF US! hahaha See if you can get all sizes in a bundle, should come out cheaper per unit.
I happen to like pencils and Xanax very much and when combined it is a fabulous and relaxing journey.
The mind absolutely reels.
The History is what makes it interesting, especially for us who don't know anything. Anything you can get for $.050 these days is a bargain. Thanks for sharing ..take care
Imagine when in the future, people say "I found this old pencil for just 50 dollars" like we use 50 cents now.
Excellent reviews!
@@KidCalavera Thanks!
Wow, what a find. Vintage but modern, you can easily restore it to full usability by replacing that eraser with a newer Pentel or Pilot one. They're sold in batches for fairly cheap, and in this standard diameter too. A bingo right there IMO. Regarding the Japanese origins, early before the 70s Japan was what China was known until the late 2010s: the junk makers that Western companies outsourced production to for cost reduction reasons. Their product quality started out not very impressive, and it took a few decades for them to be known for good, well-made, high-precision industrial goods. Sure, there were brands like Pentel that defied this definition, but they're the exception that proves the rule. The similarity with the P209 Sharp is no coincidence, I bet: the combo of "yellow drafting pencil" and "0.9mm lead" is iconic. Though I can appreciate Berol experimenting by designing the slightly shorter lead sleeve. I've heard a decent number of complaints that Pentel's 4mm sleeve is too long, and some people even dremel-cut them to be shorter. It's funny but fitting that 0.9 was known as "thin". For the lead gamut we have as standard now, it's on the thick and sturdy side, sure, but when you stop and think, that's still a bit thinner than a medium point ballpoint pen, which is in itself reasonably thin. You can make some pretty fine writing, sketching and detailing with 0.9 still, at least within the realm of regular paper, and especially if you rotate the pacer in your hand so the lead wears out evenly. As a matter of taste, it has firmly cemented itself as my favourite lead caliber. Depending on how I wear out the point, I can write thin, I can write bold and brush-like (perfect for dynamic Japanese handwriting), and even in days when my motor control is shot, I don't need to fear breaking the lead since it's so solid.
@@DinnerForkTongue I don't happen to own a P209, but I remembered that one pencil in that series was a mustard-yellow. There was surely some cross-pollinating going on there.
@@ma-mo Yep, that would be the OG P209. The colors were standard for the lead sizes in the Sharp line before Pentel made more varied ones. P203 = brown P204 = forest green P205 = black P207 = pale blue P209 = mustard yellow Even today you cannot find a Sharp in a lead size that doesn't match these specific colors, with VERY few super rare historical exceptions, such as a blue P209 from what I remember reading in Nimrodd's blog (a treasure trove of references for fans of the Pentel Sharp).
Nice! GIVE IT HERE!! haha. Fifty cents was an absolute steal.
@@Reefdevil Ha! Pry it from my cold dead hands etc etc.
That writing instrument that you didn't know the name is called the Ball Pencil.
Talk more about that. Do you mean the one at 13:53 ? What is that used for?
The Camlin Trinity fountain pen is my favorite from India. I have 6 and they were about 11 bucks a piece and came with converters. No issues with them ever.
My daughter is the fountain pen collector and user in my family; I'll have to tell her about these. Thanks!
You have a very soothing voice.
Very kind of you to say.
Those "feed" pencils - upper left-hand corner are most likely made of cellulose, what fountain pens used to be made of. I'm gen X and I loved Paper Mate, Pentech, and Scripto were my favorite pencils. I have been collecting writing instruments for 40 years and have thousands, but I always see more from channels like yours. I miss the hundreds of different companies of pens and pencils and all the varieties. It seems like now there is only a few to choose from. I just subbed!
Thanks, Poppyglow! Are you an APCS member? Sounds like you ought to be. And maybe show your collection on your channel?
I got this book some time ago which is quite old from now, about 1940. The book I have was given to someone as a birthday present in 1940 and the giver said Congratulations in Roman. If there is a buyer, please tell me.i think this is 1928 edition
I have become a big fan of your channel. Your voice is very soothing. I love the sounds of the pencils clicking together and of course the commentary.
Very kind of you. I myself find the cedar-windchime sound of pencils quite soothing.
There is also an exclusive moment in the Netherlands with the Dutch Statenvertaling 1637 translation (I once found a channel, in Dutch, that even calls the KJV Satanic!), and there is an exclusive moment in Germany and other Deutsche speaking nations for Martin Luther's translation (I think mostly of the 1545 revision but there are many of the LU throughout the centuries. I personally use an ESV 2016/Luther 2017 parallel text).
Very interesting!
. 18:05 bet it was no one's favorite
Perhaps not.
Anglicanism, especially after the Liturgical Movement, have warmed up to the idea of pleading for the intercession of the saints, or at least invoking or explicitly mentioning the saints in our liturgies
The DR along with the KJV are the only trustworthy Bible translations into the English language.
Sounds like an interesting book, and I'm always looking for shorter books I can read. I hadn't heard of it or the author.
Oh no not one of this dsp look like cheap analog radio Why do they even put dsp chips in analog radios, all the dsp potential is lost (no selectable bandwith, etc) and it makes the radio extremly hard to tune, just make an analog radio with discrete components like u are suppose to :) Its like someone would make analog dab radio without a screen
Very unique pencil are carved shafts common? I definitely like the color combo.
Not common at all.
I remember using a triangular pencil with gouges years ago. I don't remember who made it, but as I recall it was a standard sized pencil - not jumbo.
Got some standard sized pencils just like these (but obviously smaller) recently as well. I might (or might not) review those also.
I could take or leave those gouges myself. Maybe they'd fit better for smaller thinner fingertips like a child's, but I found that recesses in my writing tools are irrelevant to my experience. I write the same with any grip, be it smooth, knurled, indented, cushioned, whatever. If Deli offers a perfectly flat and smooth version of the Smart Go for a bit cheaper, I'd take it over this. So fun fact, MAMO: you and Kevin have reviewed plenty of these larger "jumbo"/"beginner's"/"comfort" pencils, and in my last visit to my stationery shop I got curious. So I purchased one such pencil for myself, in my case a Molin* Jumbo HB. It's probably the oddest pencil I own: it writes with the darkness of an HB, the tactile feedback of an F or H (dry and scratchy, but doesn't affect performance), and the point retention of a 4H if not harder. I swear, I sharpened it _once,_ even oversharpened it by mistake, and despite writing several notebook pages' worth of text, I can't seem to shorten or blunt that spike on the end! 🤣 *: Brazilian brand, may or may not be outsourced to Linc, not sure
There's whole continent-sized markets with pencils I've yet to try. This encourages me.
Thank you for including one of these pencils in my recent care package. I thought it was very interesting, was excited to use it or try it out. I found it not as dark as I had thought it would be, being that it was a Deli. But I did find it to be remarkably light for its giant size!
Interesting.
@@ma-mo So I discovered today that you sent me two! So I have one at work, and will start using it soon to see how it does.
Or, if you truly have gorilla hands: chopsticks!
My Church has mostly ditched previous hymnals(1940 Hymnal, The New English Hymnal, etc) in place of The 1980 Hymnal and Lift Every Voice And Sing. However a few hold outs exist in my Diocese. I prefer The New English Hymnal myself but do also like The Ausbund(used by Amish and conservative Mennonites)
Never heard of 'im!
I would introduce you, but he passed away some time ago.
This was a delight to watch. Today will be a more refined and wise day for me, and in my interaction with others - in part because of this few minutes and verses covered. 🙏
I see all of Proverbs is Wisdom, and I have never heard of this book. I believe I may add it to my Summer list of items I am scheduled to read. My main reads will be The Fire Bible commentary by Donald Stamps, and The Ignatius Catholic Study Bible NT commentaries. I also just rebound a nice Oxford version of the Apocrypha I need to get back to. I do love to read....just wish some of it would soak in. take care
This type of video resembles the "My pencil collection" video by RixCanDoIt (I guess you already know about him), many years back.
I definitely enjoyed his videos.