The MONO brand was born in 1963. The launch of our top ranked high quality MONO pencil marked the beginning of the brand.
The brand name MONO originates from the Greek word “monos” whose meanings include “only” and “unique”. The name characterizes the innovative pencil lead containing 8 billion particles per square millimeter created in a project launched for the improvement of pencil leads in 1949.
History
In 1967 Tombow released MONO 100, the highest quality MONO pencil, to commemorate its 55th anniversary.
MONO 100 has the touch, strength, and depth that match Tombow’s ideal features. One plastic eraser, a very rare item at that time, was included in the box of a dozen of pencils to demonstrate its ability to completely erase pencil marks. This eraser gained popularity for its superb erasing performance. After many requests were made for the MONO easer to be sold, Tombow decided to sell the eraser separately on its own.
