On: Mr. Rafieh’s Tehran Pencil Shop

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It's a colorful stall, that's for sure.

Does he make the pencils there?

I can't read the writing in the photos but it looks like there are no prices (I don't see any numbers). Can someone who is able to read this chime in?

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https://media.ana.press/old/1399/09/24/637435502248341625_lg...

[R to L]: White Pencil. Tailor's White Pencil. White Oil Pencil.

One the side it says "single colored pencils 250 Tomans". The front matter appears to be a verse from Qur'an and below it in Farsi he declares he has 'entrusted all matters to God, the same God that is the protector of its creation'.

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God (of your choice), I wish I was multi-lingual.

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خواستن توانستن است

[[R to L]: Khaastan (To desire/wish) Tavaanestan (to have ability) Ast (is)]

That's a popular Iranian saying. It means "To desire/To will is to achieve." (Where there is a will, there is a way.)

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Also: Zabaan daani, jahaan daari.

(If you know languages, you posses the world.)

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Do you mean more than two or one?

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More than one.

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There is a 0 missing in the picture. In another photo[1] it says "2500 Toman" which is about $0.10 USD

[1] https://media.ana.press/old/1399/09/24/637435501254726240_lg...

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Was wondering about the exchange rate these days. Good catch.

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I thought x1000 is usually understood when tomans are quoted

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I don’t think he made the pencils, but he has a huge collection apparently from the basic ones to some ancient ones.

I searched a bit online and I couldn’t find any online shop or price samples for the store.

This is their instagram page, but not sure if it adds any more information:

https://instagram.com/medad_rafi

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>Does he make the pencils there?

The pencils in this photo[1] say 'Germany', so my guess is no.

[1] https://www.ana.press/photo/548339/%D8%AF%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%A7%...

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I put a translation in another comment. I don't think he makes them, or at least there's nothing that suggests that in the text. He's more of a collector.