These pencil and crayon sharpeners are made by DUX, the oldest German brand for high quality pencil sharpeners, established in 1908. Made from heavy brass, blocks of solid aluminum and Duroplast (Bakelite). Duroplast was the material used to produce the body of the Trabant peoples car, manufactured in East Germany until the fall of the Berlin Wall.

IMPORTANT UPDATE: As many of you are aware.. Dux was bought fairly recently by an Austrian company (which caused quite a lot of delays as equipment and materials were transported around).. and it has now been sold once more.  The new owners are looking forward to introducing new styles.. however, in the meantime, many classic and worthy styles have been discontinued.  For the moment, only the styles shown are confirmed to be available.