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Founded in 1928 with the development of the first fountain pen without a conventional nib, the "Tiku" or "Inkograph", rotring came to dominate the market for technical drawing pens and accessories with the Isograph pens and the huge range of associated drawing instruments. The market for traditional drafting pens collapsed with advent of computer-aided design, but the Isograph and Rapidograph are still going strong, and are much-loved drawing tools. Recently rotring has reintroduced old favourites such as the rotring 600 pencil; and updated items such as the rotring Xonox into the Tikky range.
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What’s the history of rotring ?
rotring was founded in 1928, and you can find them in Hamburg, Germany. Originally the company was called Tintenkuli Handels, and their first product was a fountain pen called the ‘Tintenkuli’, or more affectionately, Tiku.
What makes rotring different?
rotring may have started with a fountain pen, but they quickly expanded their range, including a surprisingly advanced-sounding four-colour mechanical pencil in 1935. Soon they became best known for their technical drawing products, and their constant innovation means they have been at the top of that space for a very long time.
Recommended rotring products
rotring have been making the Tikky mechanical pencils since 1979, which is long enough that they now have a ‘Tikky Retro’ range. They are a professional standard technical mechanical pencil for a surprisingly cheap price.
The rotring Rapid Pro range of pens and pencils features a hexagonal metal upper barrel and a non-slip metal knurled grip, making for a very sturdy technical writing tool. They come in both mechanical pencil and ballpoint.