tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post5602179830879182256..comments2024-03-28T14:13:13.039-07:00Comments on Fueled by Clouds & Coffee: Vintage Colored Pencils, Part 8: American Venus (Watercolor)MiataGrrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00727208043312788510noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post-83056535816075465182022-05-18T16:32:26.356-07:002022-05-18T16:32:26.356-07:00I still have a original box that still has the sec...I still have a original box that still has the second name when they change over to a new name American pencil CO. Each pencil has a gold dot at the end of each one by the color name..The box is still in good shape with all colors still in it i use them once in awhile now my oldest son wants them lolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post-31989245850422299272021-09-10T10:19:36.730-07:002021-09-10T10:19:36.730-07:00My father had a set. I used to use them as a child...My father had a set. I used to use them as a child. I've pulled them out and use them for washed underpaintings. Scribalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03758354202570367068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post-11219531904211822192020-12-03T08:49:29.726-08:002020-12-03T08:49:29.726-08:00Hard to say. I have not been observing the Venus p...Hard to say. I have not been observing the Venus pencils long enough to know whether they will go up in price significantly. I have not seen the crazy-high prices on these as I have on several other vintage colored pencils. However, I rarely see any that are brand new, so yours might get a good price from a collector. Your best bet would be to look at past sold prices for them on eBay.MiataGrrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00727208043312788510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post-44073400508108037042020-12-03T06:18:43.859-08:002020-12-03T06:18:43.859-08:00Hello I have a brand new set of Venus 12 count pen...Hello I have a brand new set of Venus 12 count pencils in the maroon backing Bach unused Number 2116. Are they worth hanging onto or should I sell them?Miss Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04651408527899642494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post-47323958287658695222019-10-11T19:27:52.557-07:002019-10-11T19:27:52.557-07:00Good luck finding the kits! I do see them on eBay ...Good luck finding the kits! I do see them on eBay fairly often.MiataGrrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00727208043312788510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post-56490454222970754562019-10-11T14:24:31.383-07:002019-10-11T14:24:31.383-07:00Hi Tina - Nice story. I had multiple sets of Venus...Hi Tina - Nice story. I had multiple sets of Venus color-by-number kits/sets (The Pyramids, etc) back when I was young in the mid-1960s. I remember enjoying them a great deal, so I'm now hoping to come across the kits/sets again (Hobby Shops?). Thanks for sharing!Dennis Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02974034470060734826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post-60082405667529566652019-02-13T20:13:36.246-08:002019-02-13T20:13:36.246-08:00That's so cool that you have your mother's...That's so cool that you have your mother's box of Venus pencils! That's the best kind of vintage there is -- with a personal story! Thanks for sharing!MiataGrrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00727208043312788510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post-32803565986730338232019-02-13T19:40:51.295-08:002019-02-13T19:40:51.295-08:00Wow, I have a box of Venus coloring pencils exactl...Wow, I have a box of Venus coloring pencils exactly like that. They belonged to my mother. I kept them in the basement until a few years ago, when I started using them. They are hard, but that suits me fine. I tend to sketch lightly anyway.<br />I think that my mother's Venus coloring pencils date to her college career around 1950. I can see from the American Lead Pencil Company that they probably aren't any newer than 1956. AtlasDoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05737840215507940006noreply@blogger.com