And now a page from our "Sunday Morning" Almanac: March 30th, 1858, 156 years ago today . . . the day a Philadelphia inventor made his mark. For that was the day Hyman Lipman patented the first pencil ...

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Why buy a pencil and an eraser, or even a pencil with an eraser, when you could have the Eraser Pencil? The design, from Deuk Young Lee of Korea, ditches the wood entirely and replaces it with a long ...

“Everyone makes mistakes,” your mom told you. “That’s why pencils have erasers.” But did she ever tell you how many different kinds of erasers there are? If you think there’s just the one—the pink ...

The straight-ahead plot of “When Pencil Met Eraser” highlights the relationship between two inanimate objects that can talk. They tell a lively and multi-layered story. “Once there was a pencil who ...

Do you love gardening but wish you could enjoy an array of vibrant blooms without getting your hands dirty? Struggling to navigate common gardening mistakes and create a thriving garden? If so, you're ...

Writer and illustrator Jenny Alvarado is back with the side-splitting duo and comedy team you never knew you needed with Pencil & Eraser: Lost and Frown! is on sale May 6th, 2025 from G.P. Putnam's ...

Philadelphia will mark America’s 250th with “52 Weeks of Firsts,” a 2026 celebration of Philly inventions — from the first ...