Forgotten art supplies.

I wish I had kept the red roto-tray that I had years ago. Apparently, they’re now a collector’s item, shown here at the Museum of Forgotten Art Supplies. There are a LOT of fascinating items on that Museum website! If you were a graphic designer, commercial artist, draftsman, or architect in the mid-twentieth century, I bet a lot of them bring back memories.

I’m currently using a black version of the roto-tray, not a vintage as the red one, and short pencils still get lost down in the holes. This is its current state, drawn with my favorite pen, a Pilot G2 gel pen in black. Only one problem, it’s not waterproof.