Bidspirit auction | An Assortment of Sanrio and

An Assortment of Sanrio and Universal Studios Japan Character Writing Instruments - This collection features a group of Japanese novelty writing instruments, including top-click mechanical pencils and ballpoint pens, many of which are regional ”Gotochi” souvenir releases. The lot includes items featuring Sanrio characters such as Hello Kitty, My Melody, Badtz-Maru, Keroppi, and Dear Daniel. Several pieces bear the printed mark ”(c) 1976, [Year] SANRIO CO., LTD. TOKYO, JAPAN”. One ballpoint pen is marked ”(c) 1976, 2011 SANRIO CO., LTD. TOKYO, JAPAN L JR ” and features a blue rectangular charm reading ” / Kagoshima-chuo”. A teal glitter mechanical pencil is marked ”SNOOPY”, ”UNIVERSAL STUDIOS JAPAN”, and ”(c) PEANUTS United Feature Syndicate, Inc.”. Another pencil features Sesame Street graphics with the marks ”(c) 2014 SESAME STREET” and ”TM and (c) 2014 UNIVERSAL STUDIOS”. The instruments are constructed from molded plastic with colorful graphic wraps and rubberized ergonomic grips. Most items include character charms attached to the pocket clips by metal ball chains.