Thursday 30 October 2008

Sanford Penguin



Well, not the usual pen review.

The Penguin was a marker made by Sanford years ago, it was marketed as a marker that could be used to mark stuff that was going to be frozen (hence the name). It is essentially a Sharpie that withstands freezing temperatures.

I managed to get one last week, brand new and it's great.

Even though I don't need a marker for frozen stuff, I got it more for it's historical/sentimental value. A Penguin was my first permanent marker, well, I borrowed it from my mom, but that was the first one, then a black sharpie came, then a blue one and then a red one. That was I'd guess around 93-94, and the marker has been missing for a long time, apparently, she gave it to my grandma, or she threw hers away and got one for my grandma , I have no idea. I know there's one in my grandma's kitchen, and I had been considering replacing it with a brand new Sharpie, just to keep it, but now I have a new one, so I'm fine.

I might not even use it a lot, since I have 2 black Twin Tip Sharpies and 3 Fine Industrial ones (plus a large stock of assorted Sharpie and Signal markers down in Panama, stock that will find it's way here).

5 comments:

John M said...

I find your weblog interesting. I'm facinated by the great variety of pens on the market and your descriptions are great.
If I ever need to find a new type of pen I'll check your site.

Unknown said...

Thx for the comment John

Unknown said...

I'm still using one of these pens that I bought for marking bags when I was freezing food. It must have been bought round about 1985 -1987 and it's still going strong!!!

Unknown said...

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Unknown said...

My story is very similar with both of you.I bought 2penguin markers from Lidl store May be 20 years ago when Lidl opened in Farnham,& used em for freezer bags & on clothes. Now their ink is almost finish,and since last 2 years I am looking for them on different shops but couldn’t find.Actually I bought so many other brands but nothing is like “Penguin” one.Today Again trying to find on google and find these comments very helpful that they are not available any more. (I am also a pen & paper collector šŸ˜Š.
Thanks a lot.Mrs.A.A