Category Archives: Pencils

Pencil Day, 2018

Posted on March 30, 2018 by

It’s also Good Friday, so…you know…

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It Takes A Village (Inn)

Posted on February 12, 2018 by

Service at the local Village Inn is just slow enough to get a little work done. Yes, that is a World War II-era Eberhard Faber Mongol with a plastic ferrule. No, I didn’t bring my own potato peeler, it’s a pencil … Continue reading →

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Regarding The First Attachable Eraser, Part 3

Posted on February 11, 2018 by

A scan of the original, handwritten decision of the court regarding J.B. Blair’s patent, 1875. The patents for the pencils and erasers I’ve mentioned so far are only a small sample of those filed and granted between 1858 and 1900. … Continue reading →

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Regarding The First Attachable Eraser, Part 2

Posted on February 9, 2018 by

For an object as quotidian as the pencil, documenting who-thought-of-what-when is a difficult task. But between those who have an idea first and those who patent an idea first, history tends to favor the latter. 1858 Hymen Lipman was granted … Continue reading →

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Regarding the First Attachable Eraser (It Wasn’t Lipman), Part 1

Posted on February 8, 2018 by

Old News Hymen Lipman’s name often comes up in response to a question such as: “Who was the first person to attach an eraser to a pencil?” This seems fair, and (partially) accurate—Lipman was granted a patent in 1858 for … Continue reading →

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A.W. Faber In America: 1850

Posted on February 6, 2018 by

Photograph of Lothar von Faber’s portrait, from an original copy of The Lead Pencil Manufactory of A. W. Faber at Stein near Nürnberg, 1865. A.W. Faber’s efforts to establish an agency in America began in 1843. By 1849 Lothar Faber’s younger … Continue reading →

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Pencil, Paper, And A Ruler

Posted on January 25, 2018 by

It’s all old stuff, but it always works.

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Period Pencilry

Posted on January 15, 2018 by

(click to enlarge) Ever wonder what it might have looked like, when stores stocked such things?

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2018

Posted on December 31, 2017 by

Happy New Year, everyone. Thanks to all who have stopped by, and to everyone who has added to this blog by way of comments and suggestions.

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It’s That Time Of Year

Posted on December 24, 2017 by

Nothing quite says Christmastime like an Eberhard Faber XMAS Mongol 482. Its green and red lead allow you to spread holiday cheer without having to use two separate pencils.

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