Cianchi Pens - River Range
The Cianchi River Range
celebrates the Tasmanian environment. Named after local rivers, the
pens commemorate the landscape and the people who storied these places. |
The Franklin
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Perhaps the best known
Australian River, the Franklin was named after Governor of Van Diemen’s
Land, Sir John Franklin. In 1842, with his wife Lady Jane, and a small
team of convicts and officers, Sir John completed an arduous journey
from Lake St Clair to Macquarie Harbour, crossing the Franklin River.
The river made national
headlines in the 1980s during a passionate battle between
conservationists and pro-dammers. The State Government’s decision to
dam the last of Tasmania’s truly wild rivers was overthrown by a Federal
high court ruling. The Franklin flows today through steep ravines and
temperate rainforest.
Top of the River Range, the Franklin combines polish with
performance.
Available as a capped rollerball or fountain. Available in a choice
of natural Tasmanian timbers or in stained Tasmanian Eucalypt burl. |
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The Arthur
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Named after George
Arthur, the Arthur River flows through north-west Tasmania. The river’s
namesake was Australia’s longest serving governor. Arriving in Van
Diemen’s Land 1824, Arthur set about to reform the convict system,
creating island wide surveillance and a regulated ‘snakes and ladders’
for offenders. Though considered morally arrogant he was also known for
rigorous administration and his aversion to rum. In addition Arthur
compiled and made available to prisoners the biggest library in the
southern hemisphere.
The Arthur is strong, efficient and dependable.
Available as a twist pencil, ballpoint
or gel. Alternatively as a capped rollerball or fountain pen in your
choice of natural Tasmanian timbers or in stained Tasmanian Eucalypt
burl. |
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The Esperance
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Bruny d’Entrecasteaux’s French expedition first visited Tasmanian
waters in 1792 in Recherche and Esperance. Most notably the expedition
planted a garden of vegetables and European seed at Recherche Bay in the
island’s south. The French returned in 1793, further developing their
records. Many coastal features were named and charted including the
Esperance River.
The Esperance is stylish and reliable.
Available as a ballpoint or gel. Available in a choice of natural
Tasmanian timbers or in stained Tasmanian Eucalypt burl.
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The Clark
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Huon pine lines the
river banks of Tasmania’s west coast rivers, including the Clark.
Endemic to the island, Huon pine’s richness in oil retards the rotting
process. Fallen timber can lie on the forest floor for hundreds of
years and still be perfectly sound. Yesterday’s Huon piners explored
rivers and tributaries, felling timber and floating the bounty to
downstream sawpits. The Clark River flows into Macquarie Harbour at
Kelly Basin.
For a well weighted and comfortable
pen in Huon Pine try the Clark.
Available
as a capped rollerball or fountain. In plain, featured Huon Pine or
stained. |
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The Derwent
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Familiar to Hobartians,
the Derwent River flows from Lake St Clair on a 182km journey to Storm
Bay. Though many stories have been lost, a number of important
Aboriginal sites are known along the Derwent Estuary.
Solid, strong and reliable is the Derwent.
Available as a twist 0.7mm pencil, ballpoint or gel in a choice of
natural Tasmanian timbers. |
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The Pieman
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Alexander Pearce was a
pie man, a convict and a cannibal. In 1822 with fellow villains he
escaped from Macquarie Harbour on the west coast. Only Pearce arrived
in Hobarton. Ultimately he was hanged, but the Pieman River remains a
tannin-stained tribute to a hard, yet pragmatic man.
The Pieman is a simple and robust
addition to the River Range.
Available as a click ballpoint, gel or pencil in a choice of natural
Tasmanian timbers. |
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