Comes in a branded box, gold-tone hardware, eraser with eraser clip at the end, branding on each pencil, extra firm pencils ...

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I use pencils for stories, poems, jottings, sketching, but mostly for musical notation. Finding a great pencil has been surprisingly difficult. Mechanical pencils have their place, but the leads are ...

Though this one’s hard to plan for, a great origin story never hurts when it comes to marketing. After several corporate acquisitions, the Blackwing pencil ceased production, much to the chagrin of ...

“I have found a new kind of pencil ― the best I have ever had. Of course it costs three times as much too but it is black and soft but doesn’t break off. I think I will always use these. They are ...