a line of pencils. Nowadays, Mono brand comprises different pencils, erasers, mechanical pencils, and correction tapes. Pit The Pit brand was introduced in 1971 to name Tombow's glue sticks. In 1980, the first Pit liquid glue was launched to market. The last product of the Pit line to be introduced was the glue tape, in 1997. Zoom Zoom was born as a ballpoint pen and mechanical pencil brand in 1986. The Zoom 414 pen, designed by Kazunori Katami, won the Red Dot design award in 2007. It combines a ballpoint pen, a mechanical pencil, a highlighter and an eraser in one slim design. Other brands of the group are Yo-i and ippo!, with products designed for children. References External links Fountain pen and ink manufacturers Manufacturing companies based in Tokyo Office supply companies of Japan Japanese stationery Art materials brands Manufacturing companies established in 1913 Japanese companies established in 1913 Japanese brands Pencil brands Pen manufacturers