My Rare And Vintage Colored Pencil Collection

[@elysefradkin1584]

I started taking jewelry rendering classes in 1989 and apparently one teacher asked us to get colored pencils because I just found them in my ArtBin along with my gouache. They are Berol Prismacolor, just black, white and metallic silver. For some reason they are not only unused but never even sharpened, so I see some silver accents in my future. As an old Venus Paradise aficionado, when I went looking for new pencils I went with Polychromos because they felt similar in my hand. And for watercolor pencils, I have some Caran D’Ache and Derwent. Just found your videos when looking up Berol and am enjoying listening.

[@ghmorgan8989]

My visit to a recent “Highway” stretch yard sale yielded 49 rare Prismacolor Pencils: neons red and green; metallics including 5 copper; deco aqua, orange and blue. Thanks so much for helping refresh my memory. 😊

[@ColorMyWorld]

Wow!!!!! Deco colors are really hard to find. The Coppers are easier because nobody ever uses it. Are they heavier than the other pencils? The really old ones are noticeable heavier, 951 right? Hold one in one hand and a regular in the other. Close your eyes and you will feel a difference. Ask someone to place them in your hand so you don't know which is which. Neon reds and greens are sometimes fakes, but they draw well enough. I have the real deal and a few fakes. The fakes are very light weight in comparison to the real ones.

[@ghmorgan8989]

@@ColorMyWorld they are not the heavier pencils, they appear to be the latest (Sanford) version. Some of them were from the 6-pencil set. In comparison to what I bought last year from the same vendor, I bought a lot fewer pencils, only one rare deco, and two 6-pencil metallic sets, a few more open stock metallic, and a mash-up set of verithins (gold caps with either Berol or Sanford labels). Had a much better sense of what I was looking for during most recent attempt. Got about 325 pencils on all, mostly Eagle or Berol-USA labeling.

[@ColorMyWorld]

@@ghmorgan8989 I used to never use my Berol or Sanford, but I admit I have used them lately because of the quality difference. I never use my Eagle or my ultra rares.

[@dianneallen583]

Thanks so much for the neon green prisma pencil. Such a lovely shade. My neighbor was a grafic artist and has lots of old colored pencils. She is selling them. I saw the Eagle turquoise on a few pencils. Also a bunch of black wood Fabre Castell I may get. Nice large core. Then a couple small boxes of pencils I never heard of.

[@gabinat]

Oh my word! I didn’t realize that I owned new, unsharpened Canadian 970 Orchid, a 971 yellow, a 972 pencil without a name that looks Fuschia and 951 Copper (this one I have a few sharpened ones as well). Never thought my old pencils could be rare. They came in a folding box like yours except it’s a red box of 60 Berol Prismacolor. I also have 2 of the 920 Aqua that I thought were mislabeled 992. (A new unsharpened one and a used one I was using up as a 992). And I have a neon green. And a metallic file blue 1017. This keeps on getting better! Lori you made my day!

[@tylanbakardi2750]

Just want to say I'm 13 and I watched every minute of this video.... And I have the prismacolors 90s color range same exact one that you have and that's my favorite.... The 90s color range pallet is better than the new prismacolors they write better they blend better and the colors are way more vibrant than they are now

[@tessashutler684]

OMGOODNESS! I can’t recall the last time I laughed so hard at someone’s intro on here! I absolutely love it!!! Lol

[@GodsSmile]

I chuckled too lol !!

[@Nathalie_MR]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge about this. I had no idea about the history and that some of those pencils are collectables. I live in Canada, and I remember when I was young that the Berol Prismacolors came in a box similar to the one you showed, but it was red and gold. Not sure about the year, but it was in the 80s and they were pretty high priced. Berol also made Canadiana pencils which were less expensive, I think it was during the same time? but not sure. I think my mom bought me the Canadiana first, and later in life I got the Prismas. I still have both brands but the sets are incomplete, as well as the Laurentien brand which I love. They were all stashed away until I got into adult coloring. I have some of the rare ones, but actually had no idea they are rare! The are pretty used up, but still... At some point I thought of giving those old sets away, but now that I know the history, I think I'll hold on to them, and will be on the lookout for more to complete the set! Thanks! :)

[@shelleyshaw6624]

I am two years late watching this video but I am super excited as I have a holy grail set from the 80s. It has 970,920,951,971,983 but not 999. woo hoo

[@plumdutchess]

I saw the thumbnail and immediately my attention went to the Bruynzeel tin with the gnomes. My brother and I had that when we were kids! It was like being sucked into the past. I showed my dad and he still remembers it. So weird! And awesome that you have it.

[@Nishkween]

Such great info! I still have my 120 Berol Prismacolors I bought in high school. They say ©1993 at the back of mine. They do have all the metallics and originals still. A few are almost worn down, but I had bought another brand which thankfully didn't cause me to use down these. Can't believe my stuff is considered "vintage" now! hahah Great vids. Really enjoyed the info.

[@phoenixdarkstar7364]

My favorites are the Berol ones best. I need to dig out mine from the 80's and see if I have any of the rare ones.

[@vickibrooks5008]

Hello....I have two pencils that were given to me by my husband's Aunt. They belonged to her husband who passed away probably about 32-35 years ago. They are a Berol PrismaColor (the Prisma is in all caps of one font and the COLOR is in all caps of another font. One is called Green Bice 913 and the other is called Yellow Bice 990. And I have two others called Brite Purple 995 and Write Lt. Yellow Green 991. Do you know anything about those colors? I absolutely love your channel and enjoy watching and listening to all you teach us. I'm so grateful to have found your channel. Thanks so much!

[@gentlespirit3547]

This is so interesting! I got my first set of Prismacolors in the mid-70’s (I still have them) and thought they were just OLD. Thanks for sharing all your knowledge with us.

[@nickimcpheehals572]

Find your info very interesting, now I will have to start the search for some of these.....really want the neons now. lol! Happy to see Mina!

[@ndever506]

You have really sparked my interest in older pencils!

[@joycevaughn8522]

Congrats on all your goodness and all the wonderful you're sharing with us bless you

[@joeyrussoniello6342]

Great review... ! I just found the 999 on a local vintage market here in London last week!

[@ireneluciow455]

Hi I'm from Canada and bought my first set of berols in about 1993. I love them

[@kimrichmond6308]

Great intro - Nice and blunt! The video was informative and sparked my interest again in finding the vintage pencils - thanks 🙏

[@patriciamoore7414]

Oops, you did it again! You have my complete attention with all this nifty info! Now I wish I had a car to go to yard sales & flea markets... My Verithins came in the 90's style box, and I only got those a few years ago. You are right, the set up is great, until one or more of the pencils can't be seen. They also fall sideways if you have too many pencils out of the box. So irritating to me that I put my Verithins in a coffee mug though I still use my box for duplicates. Thanks for all your hard work on this Lori! Hugs from Maine!

[@rinoldix]

Thank you for a great lesson on Prismacolor history! Back in the 50's when i was a kid, owning one of those Eagle Prismacolor boxes was like a dream. I guess they were expensive then! Now (many many years later) I am starting my collection, however I am still looking for those beautiful boxes with red, yellow and blue vertical stripes and a golden eagle on them. This series of yours bring back so many memories, thanks again for your awesome work as an artist and videographer!

[@kathyflowers362]

I really wish they could bring back the old colors, even if it was in a small tin. I would get that in a heartbeat, if only for the orchid, it's beautiful

[@candykitchen589]

My mother left me some walnut hollow pencils. I'd love a neon green! Thank you for the information.

[@mheineman2]

The pencils I miss so much are deco blue and deco orange - I’ve asked them twice to restore them. I still have a stub of each.

[@Gidgetxme1]

Thanks so much for the wonderful history on these pencils and thank you for a chance at winning one! Merry Christmas to you and your family.

[@pinkflamingo5628]

Wow! I’m searching for my pencils! Found 1 Walnut Hollow ... some Berol’s ... metallic Classicolor Caran d’Ache ... Rexal Cumberland ... oh my! Thank you!

[@sandywedmore1238]

What a fantastic lesson in Prismacolor history. Thank you so much for sharing this with us! xx

[@the.mermaid.scientist]

I found this quite fascinating because my 4 oldest pencils have the Empire name - they say ‘Pedigree Empire’ and has a stylized “e” logo. So was Pedigree a subsidiary of Empire, or was it just the name of this line of pencils?? These pencils have been in my stash since childhood and I’ve no idea when and where I got them. The material they’re made from isn’t solid wood. It’s plastic-like, slightly flexible and for some reason, it feels… gross and it skeeved me out as a kid. No need to enter my name in the contest: I already have the 6 Prismacolor neons plus the 6 metallics. These came in my 120-set that I purchased in 2000. I believe I have the original box + trays somewhere but I do store my pencils in a zippered fabric case.

[@ColorMyWorld]

I have Pedigree but they weren't Prismacolor. Empire was in the pencil business long before Prismacolor.

[@BeverlyM52]

I'm new at all-things-art, and I love watching your colored pencil art. I'm working on drawing and colored-penciling, and I've come up against a conundrum. Might you, please, show me how to draw/color fire in a heating stove? I've been taking pictures of the fire and trying to draw what I see, but fire is TOUGH! I'd love it if you might share any tricks or clues. :)

[@tomaaron6187]

I enjoyed the introduction and the information. I purchase bags of mixed brands of pencil crayons at thrift store. Usually 100 or so pencils for two dollars. Many are vintage editions of Prismacolors, etc.. Vintage sets in boxes sell for about the same. In Canada the only true pencil crayon are ‘Laurentians’ from the 1960’s. All other coloured pencils in the world are ‘want-to-bes’.

[@pierrebernard719]

I had no idea there are Prismacolor pencils that are rare. Since I've been using Prisma since the late 70s-early 80s now, I have few of the ones you refer to as vintage rare; I actually have. I also have a few of those display box sets, and the copper, silver, and gold were put aside since I didn't have any need for them back then. I will post a few pictures in some of my coloring social media groups. I think some people who collect might get a thrill out of seeing these pencils. (I was looking for info on Crayola 150 sets and your video came up) So glad I never got rid of them!

[@sydneyvonflue7647]

Love all this great history of the prismacolor pencils. Happy Holidays!

[@Smile_thru_it_all]

Thank you so much for your videos. I love that artists of all skill levels can learn from your videos. I recently got my friend who is a beginner, interested in your videos, and I am intermediate(I think, I had stopped drawing for over a decade after graduating highschool in 2003 after way too many different classes headed by a discouraging teacher) so I have been trying to teach myself more about using colored pencils as they have been favorite medium since I started using them as a teen. And Tammy is very lucky, it has to be awesome having another artist in your family to teach and learn from. Merry Christmas and thanks for sharing your expertise with all of us!

[@AprilSarah]

I find the history of these so fascinating.

[@atxroque]

It is great hearing all the history on these pencils! Tyvm

[@nancybarney2330]

So much FUN INFORMATION Thank You! You always have such great content!!😀😉💞

[@MikiSunshine]

Thank you so much for this education on pencils. It’s fascinating I never realized.

[@Angbwillinspireu]

Thank you for the amazing history and video. Your research is outstanding. You are a true Colored Pencil collector.

[@mkhuber1151]

Wow...I did not realize that there was to much to know about colored pencils, how very interesting.

[@khaalis9385]

Wow, Lori! At the beginning you reminded me of the mean ol' lady in our neighborhood who used to holler at the kids, "Don't play in my yard!" You about scared me away! LOL!!! Crazy what you have to do nowadays to set clear boundaries for your channel! Being a history buff I surely have enjoyed both parts of this pencil guide! And yes, I did pick up my Spirit! Thanks!

[@debbien.3315]

Thanks for all the info. I have a few different ages of Prismacolors but not as many as you. I love the old Neons but I don't have the green. (Fingers crossed). I have some of the old Prismacolor Verithins and I find them to be much better.

[@beckyorstevejohnson7838]

Lori, Colorful Birdhouse on Etsy sells Walnut Hollow. Not cheap mind you, but you can get them from her.

[@imqueen5647]

That was very educational and very impressive as a young artist I really admire this I'm looking for more archival Arts supplies thank you

[@carlamattei7276]

The good thing is that many of these "oldies" work perfectly, even better than the current ones! I have my "geriatric ward" and I love it, most Faber-Castell, school line (I live in Brazil and Prismacolor is not available in the country).

[@ColorMyWorld]

My oldies work better than the new ones and they seem heavier too.

[@sylviekinz]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge and the chance to get a rare pencil.

[@lisagadbury4630]

Awesome video. Thanks for the information. It’s wonderful you’re doing this, thank you❤️

[@Reete2]

Wow, loving this series. The education of my favorite pencil is wonderful. Thank you so much for the time to do these great videos.

[@oliviarinaldi5963]

This is such an interesting video series for adults only, Lori! Now, all I wanna do is go look at flea markets for old pencils and pencil sets. and find 970, 071 and omg, I forgot the 3rd one. Geez, too much Maryjane in my day ;). Now I'm going to have to look thru my pencils and see if I have any oldies but goodies. Maybe I'll win one. Good to see Mina; where is Puff Puff?

[@karenlommezmakeup4508]

Lori you are soooooo funny! 😂 love your sense of humor. Great vídeo, as always 😂

[@not_going_to_treehab]

Great info! Your lizard is adorable!

[@FernCurtis]

This has been a very very interesting series, thank you Lori!!!

[@karenr190]

I have a couple Eagle Turquoise pencils; have no idea where they came from, and always wondered how they could be Prismacolors. Thanks for clearing up the mystery. I'm still using my Berol Prismacolors although, sorry to say, I don't have the sliding box anymore. It was a great little invention. Thanks for all the great info.

[@karendodge4865]

Been waiting patiently for part 2. Thank you for the wonderful history lesson and for showing us the rare and ultra rare pencils. Very nice. Do you know anything about deco blue and I think I may have a neon blue. Going to check and will let you know.

[@bernadettebrown3050]

WOW would love to win one of those pencils. However I am from Australia so don’t really expect you to include me. Really interesting knowing the history of the pencils. Shame Some lovely colours were discontinued. God bless.

[@Melinda-S]

Loving the history lessons and information. Thank you for sharing.

[@MultiFly5]

I know I am late to the game, but I have a SLEW of old colour pencils at my parents' place in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada! I had the Berol Prismacolor and the Laurentien Pencils. Those were some of my favorites and next time I visit Mom and Dad, I am taking a trip to their art supplies!!!! Lori, do you have any Laurentiens? You are a true SME (Subject Matter Expert) in coloured pencils!

[@ColorMyWorld]

They don't sell the Laurentien Pencils anymore. Lucky you for having them.

[@linesymons9488]

Now, I want to start collecting those old pencils. Thank you so much for these very informative video! 🤓

[@christyfougerousse75]

Thanks for another great video. Have a great day. Can't wait for the next video.

[@cathyo6710]

Interesting history of prismacolors.

[@sueallen952]

It's pronounced be-role, they do lovely pencils. Loved your little character at the begining 😂

[@Livkär]

Omg what a generous giveaway❣️ Only to get you hands on regular Prismas is a challeng here🙈 Thank you for sharing a really interesting video, so fun to learn some history about our hobby😍 Christmas hugs❤️

[@jlm517rocks]

So interesting and helps me understand some of the generations and descendants ive been curious about. I have found some older pencils at the texas art asylum. I am a pen and pencil junkie for certain.Ty so much.

[@deejay2838]

This is really interesting ! Thanks for sharing all the history.

[@janwalters3426]

I am a newbie at this art. This was fascinating! Thank you. Blessings always 🤗

[@beascolouringhive]

Thank you for your videos. This makes me want to put my 120 set back in their box and buy a new set. Definitely keeping my neons for special pictures. Happy Holidays 💖

[@christianem.7792]

Thank you, Lori, for this video. It opened my eyes to a whole new subject.

[@jsscraphappy]

Another great video! Just love this history and you telling it with the actual pencils you are talking us about! Also, this spurned an idea of a video that maybe you would like to do on using neon pencils and tell us which are good open stock neon pencils to buy. Thanks so much :-)

[@goodbyegirll4798]

Love your videos, so informational! Thank you for all the history on prismacolor pencils!

[@goodbyegirll4798]

So excited, how do I give you my address? Thank you so much!

[@mariatriesart8389]

Wow! I may be late but just in case, a vintage copper of any shade pencil would be a gift from God!! !! YAAAAY!!! THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH!!! 😘😘❤️😂

[@dawnarobertson2068]

Very interesting. Thanks for sharing the info.

[@downunder4243]

Thank you so much for you insight, 2 years ago I bought an older set of 120 in mint condition, not even sharpened. After watching your video I realised I have the rare neons and a few deco colours in the set, that I can’t find in today’s set. I am looking forward to hearing what you have to say regarding the deco colours. Unfortunately I haven’t got the copper one, so fingers crossed.

[@jocelynearchambault6308]

The history is very interesting thank you very much for the info

[@dededavis1933]

Darn- I just knew I had the right answer and I really wanted thT copper pencil. But I did still really enjoy this history lesson. I love your videos!

[@antoinettevantonder9819]

Thank you for the wonderful Prisma history.

[@christinescoloringandcrafts]

I NEED THAT NEON GREEN!!!! It is SO beautiful!!! And this is coming from someone who should like your uber rare Orchid more! hahaha. Purple is my fave but that pencil brings Green to the front!

[@ColorMyWorld]

Send Me Your Address to [e-mail] I have extra

[@christinescoloringandcrafts]

@@ColorMyWorld OMGOSH!! YOU..ARE..AWESOME!! TY TY TY. Address sent.

[@Julie-ig4lx]

That's a very generous offer, congrats to whoever's wins.

[@audreyliew1218]

Loved this video. Interesting history lesson.

[@mar09435]

I have many with no color names I thought it was a fault in the making. I had my first set when I was 7 YO a century ago ......I still have few that are pretty old. I find the newest ones are too greasy like the Electric blue. Few weeks ago the 150 set was at a ridiculous price for few days so I order one, some colors I really have no love for but I could not resist because they were at less than.75c piece I pay usually $1.85 when on sale. I have to find a way to use the metallic and neon ones and yes I have neon green and copper. I love your videos you are so good at teaching .

[@tylanbakardi2750]

I have the 48 count 90s colors range but mine were actually bought in the '80s from my mom she never used them she had two one that she used and one that she saved. I don't know why people keep getting fakes of the '90s color range but if anyone ever wants to really know what they look like I have the real set and they are the best prismacolor pencils that I've ever used in my life hands down. The pigment is way better than the current ones and they blend way better. I don't know what's wrong with hers but mine is by far the best that I've ever used and I've used a lot

[@wmwilkinson1]

Oh I would love the neon or the copper. Thanks for all the good info. I look forward to the next video. If I wanted to buy neon colored pencils what brand makes them decently?

[@allisonepp9048]

I love this video. I have watched multiple times & then taken notes! Do you have any give away pencils left?

[@allisonepp9048]

this is a terrific guide. I love my vintage Prismas. Where is the video about where to find them?

[@ColorMyWorld]

I have over 500 videos. There is a video on it because I made several about my rare collection. To answer you without a great hunt, mostly I get them off Ebay or at garage sales or flea markets selling antiques. I have some ultra rares like Fuscia.

[@TrishDarbonne]

I remember buying my son a set of the Prismacolor that had the cool box that stood up! I remember because, knowing nothing about art, I was astounded at the price 😳 and complained loudly, lol. Now I get it...

[@capyboppy]

Great knowledge of Pencils and hopefully will save someone else from being ripped off.

[@spiralgoddess2399]

This was so interesting. i will have to check my pencils, you never know... I would like to know about Eagle Turquoise drawing leads. I have some that I found in a thrift store, yellow and red.

[@indigoflat00]

Love this line of videos on the history❣️💎 so very thorough ✨

[@Colorista_1]

I'm so l8ving this series. Awesome!

[@fludrbywest3886]

Walnut hollow pencil set? I would love to enter your drawing. Also the silver -prismacolor VERITHIN color pencil #753 argent metallique -Metalic Silver Is just lovely for lots of things including coloring😊👍🏻❣️

[@sarazimmerman2830]

Very interesting. Is there a book with this information?

[@annwooten807]

This was so educational!

[@barbarathompson2314]

I have a small collection of Berol pencils. Any addition would be fantastic. Thanx

[@Hawk_Bro]

I wonder, have you ever heard of the Design Spectracolors?

[@ladyinblack3398]

Thank you for the history on these pencils. But I think there needs to be a correction. The Faber Castell Company still list in their product leaflets that the company is to this day still in the original family. I just got a box today and that is what it says as it does on their web site as well.

[@ferndyck]

So pretty and informative thank you

[@vilvile]

Was there a part 3 created? Can’t find it in the channel.

[@gsaban777]

What brand would you recommend that will match as close to those rare colors?

[@RainChains4Less]

Thank you for the lesson and giveaway!

[@MarcieColors]

What numbers were the Neon colors? I am looking for these now! I found a 24 set of Walnut Hollow pencils on Ebay! So excited!

[@ColorMyWorld]

Grab that set of Hollow!!! Don't let it go. You will probably never have the chance again and they are fantastic pencils. My pencils are all packed up right now. I can't look.

[@brendarocheck3988]

The history of the pencils is very interesting.

[@kitsala1]

Thank you for the education, very interesting

[@leaferland941]

I just found a 971 at my local thriftstore ! Got it with 40 other vintage prismacolor for 3$ 🤩

[@ColorMyWorld]

My heart beats strong hearing the old vintage pencils are going to people who will protect and appreciate them. Great job!

[@leaferland941]

@@ColorMyWorldthank you ! I went to get the rest today and I found two old 920🥰 I will definitwly cherish them, thank you for your very helpful video!