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Although Conté/Thoreau's equivalence table is widely accepted, [ citation needed] not all manufacturers follow it; for example, Faber-Castell uses a different equivalence table in its Grip 2001 pencils: 1 = 2B, 2 = B, 2½ = HB, 3 = H, 4 = 2H. Pencils create marks by physical abrasion, leaving a trail of solid core material that adheres to a sheet of paper or other surface. They are distinct from pens, which dispense liquid or gel ink onto the marked surface. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV Series 1962–1992) - IMDb". Archived from the original on 21 September 2013 – via www.imdb.com.

Timeline Outline ViewEra: 1500 - 1550". Historyofscience.com. Archived from the original on 31 December 2010 . Retrieved 18 August 2012. Liquid graphite pencils are pencils that write like pens. The technology was first invented in 1955 by Scripto and Parker Pens. Scripto's liquid graphite formula came out about three months before Parker's liquid lead formula. To avoid a lengthy patent fight the two companies agreed to share their formulas. [38] Charcoal In England, pencils continued to be made from whole sawn graphite. Henry Bessemer's first successful invention (1838) was a method of compressing graphite powder into solid graphite thus allowing the waste from sawing to be reused. [25] United States Pencil, perhaps made by Henry David Thoreau, in the Concord Museum Pencil manufacturing. The top sequence shows the old method that required pieces of graphite to be cut to size; the lower sequence is the new, current method using rods of graphite and clay. Copying pencils (or indelible pencils) are graphite pencils with an added dye that creates an indelible mark. They were invented in the late 19th century for press copying and as a practical substitute for fountain pens. Their markings are often visually indistinguishable from those of standard graphite pencils, but when moistened their markings dissolve into a coloured ink, which is then pressed into another piece of paper. They were widely used until the mid-20th century when ball pens slowly replaced them. In Italy their use is still mandated by law for voting paper ballots in elections and referendums. [43] Eyeliner

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By the end of the 19th century, over 240,000 pencils were used each day in the US. The favoured timber for pencils was Red Cedar as it was aromatic and did not splinter when sharpened. In the early 20th century supplies of Red Cedar were dwindling so that pencil manufacturers were forced to recycle the wood from cedar fences and barns to maintain supply. L. 6 febbraio 1948, n. 29". Archived from the original on 9 October 2012 . Retrieved 1 August 2011. Acton Conservation Lands, Early American Pencils". Actontrails.org. Archived from the original on 25 June 2009 . Retrieved 23 July 2009.

Pencils". Borrowdale Points. 10 February 2015. Archived from the original on 23 November 2015 . Retrieved 23 November 2015. In Southeast Asia, the wood Jelutong may be used to create pencils (though the use of this rainforest species is controversial). [32] Environmentalists prefer the use of Pulai – another wood native to the region in pencil manufacturing. [33] [34] Eraser attachment Attached eraser on the left; Pencil lead on the rightWatercolor pencils are designed for use with watercolor techniques. Their cores can be diluted by water. The pencils can be used by themselves for sharp, bold lines. Strokes made by the pencil can also be saturated with water and spread with brushes. [39] By use Carpentry

graphite pencils | The Weekend Historian". umeshmadan.wordpress.com. Archived from the original on 7 October 2015 . Retrieved 5 October 2015. Also known as non-photo blue pencils, the non-reproducing types make marks that are not reproducible by photocopiers [48] (examples include "Copy-not" by Sanford and "Mars Non-photo" by Staedtler) or by whiteprint copiers (such as "Mars Non-Print" by Staedtler). Definition of Plumbago". Answers.com. Archived from the original on 13 August 2007 . Retrieved 21 April 2007. Thoreau offered pencils graduated from 1 to 4 in the mid-1800s ( Petroski 1990, p.119), see also John H. Lienhard (1989). "Thoreau's Pencils". The Engines of Our Ingenuity. Episode 339. NPR. KUHF-FM Houston. Transcript. uh.edu The big book of questions and answers, Publications International LTD, (1989), p.189, ISBN 0-88176-670-4.Joseph Dixon, an inventor and entrepreneur involved with the Tantiusques graphite mine in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, developed a means to mass-produce pencils. By 1870, The Joseph Dixon Crucible Company was the world's largest dealer and consumer of graphite and later became the contemporary Dixon Ticonderoga pencil and art supplies company. [28] [29]

Paper and Pencil Blog 'Reporter Pencils' ". Penciltalk.org. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014 . Retrieved 23 July 2009. Derwent Manufacturing Process". Pencils.co.uk. Archived from the original on 17 May 2013 . Retrieved 23 July 2009.Golf pencils are usually short (a common length is 9cm or 3.5in) and very cheap. They are also known as library pencils, as many libraries offer them as disposable, leak-proof – if it doesn't have ink, it can't leak – writing instruments. A pencil ( / ˈ p ɛ n s ə l/ ⓘ) is a writing or drawing implement with a solid pigment core in a protective casing that reduces the risk of core breakage, and keeps it from marking the user's hand. Historian Henry Petroski notes that while ever more efficient means of mass production of pencils has driven the replacement cost of a pencil down, before this people would continue to use even the stub of a pencil. For those who did not feel comfortable using a stub, pencil extenders were sold. These devices function something like a porte-crayon...the pencil stub can be inserted into the end of a shaft...Extenders were especially common among engineers and draftsmen, whose favorite pencils were priced dearly. The use of an extender also has the advantage that the pencil does not appreciably change its heft as it wears down." [30] Artists use extenders to maximize the use of their colored pencils.