This collection of 14 thousand teenagers Pencils, Pencil Including Former Queen Elizabeth II

Most people like to collect stamps, coins, or miniature aircraft and cars. However, the 15 year-old from New Delhi, India is more than happy to collect pencil.

Tushar Lakhanpal claims to have 14 thousand pencils collection of various forms of the 40 countries in the world. Including two pencil ever used Queen Elizabeth II.

"My parents bought the pencil for £ 400 (about USD 8 million), the British Queen (Elizabeth II) ever use it," said Tushar as reported by the Daily Mail, Sunday (05/01/2014).

He has recorded a national record in the Indian Limca Book of Records and is now preparing broke the world record in the Guinness Book of Records.

This collection of 14 thousand teenagers Pencils, Pencil Including Former Queen Elizabeth II

Most owners pencil record is still held by the man from Uruguay, Emilio Arenas with pencil total number of 14 552 of the 60 countries in August 2011.

"I think I could break that record. Last month I had 14 thousand pencils and target can collect up to 15 thousand thus managed to hold the new record," he said.

The high school students started collecting pencils since 4 years old. His father, a commercial airline pilot, Ashish Lakhanpal support the hobby.


Tushar also spent a lot of time in front of the internet to search for pencils unique worldwide. Whatever expensive does not matter.

"I always buy a pencil. When I go anywhere, I always got a new pencil. Friends know I collected it and they send a pencil from wherever they are," he said.

He has various kinds of pencil with a variety of shapes and sizes. There is a pencil sketch, color pencil, wood, until the modern pencil. The pencil collection of length 251 cm and width 29 cm. While the smallest is only a length of 4 cm.