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March 30th is Pencil Day (Original Post)
Sherman A1
Mar 2013
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Loryn
(944 posts)1. Woo Hoo!
antiquie
(4,299 posts)2. I love pencils of all colors!
http://www.pencils.com/blog/pencil-history/
Early settlers depended on pencils from overseas until the war with England cut off imports. William Monroe, a Concord, Massachusetts cabinet-maker, is credited with making Americas first wood pencils in 1812. Another Concord native, famous author Henry David Thoreau, was also renowned for his pencil-making prowess.
The American pencil industry took off when The Joseph Dixon Crucible Company (now Dixon Ticonderoga) and more pencil manufacturers started getting into the act and, towards the end of the 19th century, New York and New Jersey hosted several factories established by prominent German pencil manufacturers, including Faber-Castell, Eberhard Faber, Eagle Pencil Company (later Berol) and General Pencil Company.
The first mass-produced pencils were natural and unpainted to show off high-quality wood casings. But, by the 1890s, many pencil manufacturers started painting pencils and imprinting them with brand names.
Thanks for posting, appreciate the historical background.
Tuesday Afternoon
(56,912 posts)4. I love pencils, too. Thanks for the info and the link.
Stuart G
(38,427 posts)5. I did not know ..thank you...