Velociman has posted a photograph of his pencil sharpener of choice, the Berol Giant. As he waxed on I could not believe how he could hold that, that thing, above my Boston 55 Ranger.
The Boston 55 Ranger, as you can see, is a marvel of engineering, a testament to mankind’s ingenuity, flowing in perfect line and detail to its environment and function. I am hurt.
Velociman said he didn’t want to disparage the venerable Boston sharpener, as he put it “a fine workhorse of a sharpener”, “the tin-stamp look just leaves me cold”.
Velociman's is little, fills fast; mine is shiny, takes a long, long time to fill and then empties in a beautiful push. Eat your heart out Velociman.
I pit my Boston 55 Ranger against his Berol Giant any day. Mine is “the most beautiful amalgam of function and form since the 1966 GTO".
We should have a "sharpdown".
Posted by: Velociman | November 28, 2004 at 04:23 PM
If you put a pencil in the Boston Ranger, will it stay there or do you have to hold it? I had a Plus Corporation pencil sharpener that I could take anywhere--it did not have to be mounted to work because it was designed to hold the pencil without me having to put a hand on it.
Posted by: Gregory | January 31, 2005 at 07:29 PM
I like the old Boston Ranger. I have ony myself I got at a old second hand store for 5 bucks. As old as it is I didn't have to do anything to get it to work, not even oil it. It's still going stronger.
Posted by: Anthony | August 12, 2006 at 06:24 PM