Nitram Baton 2.0 Charcoal and Graphite Holder

Designed to hold Nitram Mignonette Charcoal & 4mm Graphite Sticks.

Th graphite holder is ideal for all forms of drawing and sketching in the studio or plein air. It’s length provides greater reach and allows the artist to stand back from their work while drawing. Ideal for expressive, gestural strokes when drawing from life. Constructed from stainless steel & polycarbonate.

Follow the directions provided to correctly load the holder, or click here to watch a video - Nitram Charcoal Holder

Features:

• 1 x Nitram Charcoal Holder 2.0

• 1 x Nitram Mignonette Fusain Charcoal Stick

• 1 x Nitram Graphite Stick

Directions:

To load the holder, remove end cap and insert the charcoal or graphite stick carefully.

When desired amount is exposed, slide the ring to tighten.

Sharpen the stick to your requirements

About the Brand

Martin Gros was born in Spain in 1914 and moved to France just as WWII started in 1939.  Working on a local farm, he started making charcoal in the forests of L'yonne, France. He did this until 1962 when the new owner for a very old charcoal manufacturer (Luxor) hired him.

He worked there until 1965 when he decided to open his own factory. The new charcoal Company was called NITRAM, which is Martin spelled backwards.

To begin with, demand was small, and production was not very consistent. However, in 1968 an important client placed a large order that could not be met using current production methods and techniques. This required a new approach, quality wood and specialized equipment.

In 1981 Martin Gros retired, and his son came to continue manufacturing Nitram. With a larger property as well as new machinery helped assure a cleaner manufacturing process, while maintaining quality. Over the years the process has been further refined with newer and larger equipment.

The Nitram methodology and the spirit of Nitram Fussains has been passed on to Jerzy Niedojadlo, who as a practicing artist has shown a great passion for Nitram charcoal. Jerzy has what it takes to maintain the quality of Nitram Charcoal and continue to make it available to artists worldwide, and they also now have a manufacturing plant in Canada to service the Americas, and the pacific region.