A mint steel pencil sharpener for the desk, with a chrome face and a tan crank. Pinch the ears, feed a pencil, and the Japanese blade draws it in until the handle goes light. Shavings collect in a dark tray; the chuck is rubber-coated so it holds without chewing the paint.

The Angel-5 silhouette has been CARL’s since the early 1960s, still made in Katsushika.

Japan · Est. 1954

Katsushika office-machine house, still making metal desk sharpeners and punches in Japan. The Angel-5 silhouette has been theirs since the early 1960s.

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