Troika carpenter's construction mechanical Pencil and Stylus Silver. Features are 1:20M & 1:50M scales, 5.6mm HB lead, built in sharpener, centimeter & inch ruler along with a lacquered brass finish. The German brand Troika is a world leader in high design, playful gifts and accessories for the discerning professional man and Woman. Its well designed products are made of high grade materials with impeccable finish. Creating joyful products that are user friendly, tactile and of lasting value. Troika started in 1972 in England as a manufacturer of custom gear knobs for MG cars. From there it expanded into personal, desk and travel accessories of the highest quality and design. In the 1980's the three partners(troika is 3 in Russian) moved headquarters to the beautiful countryside just outside of Frankfurt Germany. Troika is the winner of over 60 design prizes including the prestigious Red dot Award, design pries Deutschland and the good design Award from the Chicago athenaeum. Troika lives by its motto "man freut sich" roughly translated out of German as "be delighted". with Troika great product line of wonderful gifts Troika has been delighting gift givers and recipients alike for over 35 years.