Multicolor pencils are not very popular today because they are very geeky, even more so than multicolor pens. The Norma and Fend pencils use 0.46 inch or 1.1 mm lead just like the old Scriptos and the still available Autopoint pencils. Compared to even 0.7 and 0.9 mm pencils these can take a lot of writing or drawing pressure without breaking.
All of the pictured pencils are at least 50 years old. The top two are Norma pencils, once available at any stationery store. The bottom three are Fend pencils acquired through eBay. The lead advance spurs on the Fends are easier on the hand when writing.
If you come across one of these or an old Scripto you can still get 1.1 mm lead for them from Autopointinc.com in black, blue, red and green for your drawing and doodling fun. Also, Roger Russell at Roger-Russell.com has a great web page about Norma pencils.
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