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  2. Nicolas-Jacques Conté - Wikipedia

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    Nicolas-Jacques Conté (4 August 1755 – 6 December 1805) was a French painter, balloonist, army officer, and inventor of the modern pencil. [1]He was born at Saint-Céneri-près-Sées (now Aunou-sur-Orne) in Normandy and distinguished himself for his mechanical genius, which was of great avail to the French army in Egypt.

  3. Blackwing 602 - Wikipedia

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    Blackwing 602. Fourth Generation Blackwing 602. The Blackwing 602 is a pencil that is noted for its soft, dark graphite, unique flat square ferrule and replaceable eraser. It was manufactured by the Eberhard Faber Pencil Company from 1934 to 1988, then by the Faber-Castell pencil company from 1988 to 1994 and by Sanford from 1994 to 1998. [ 1 ]

  4. Pencil - Wikipedia

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    Painted body. Ferrule. Eraser. A pencil (/ ˈpɛnsəl / ⓘ) 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. Pencils create marks by physical abrasion, leaving a trail of solid core material that adheres to a sheet of paper or ...

  5. Dixon Ticonderoga - Wikipedia

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    The Dixon Ticonderoga Company (/ t aɪ k ɒ n d ə ˈ r oʊ ɡ ə /) is an American manufacturer of office and art supplies based in Heathrow, Florida.A subsidiary of Italian-based F.I.L.A. SpA, the company offers a number of brands, with one of the most well-known being Ticonderoga: the yellow No. HB 2 pencil known for its distinctive green and yellow ferrule.

  6. List of Czech inventions and discoveries - Wikipedia

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    Polarography was invented by Jaroslav Heyrovský in 1922. [6] Cabin motorcycle (Dálník) was invented by Jan Anderle during 1930s. [7][8] Versatile pencil was invented by Czech company Koh-i-Noor Hardtmuth in 1937. [9][10] Silon textile material (synthetic fiber) was invented by Otto Wichterle during the 1940s.

  7. Hymen Lipman - Wikipedia

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    Hymen Lipman. Hymen L. Lipman (c. 1817/1823 – November 4, 1893) is credited with registering the first patent for a pencil with an attached eraser on March 30, 1858 (U.S. patent 19,783). Hymen L. Lipman was born March 20, 1817, in either Kingston, Jamaica or in the Bahamas, to English parents.

  8. Conté - Wikipedia

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    Conté. Conté (French pronunciation: [kɔ̃te]), also known as Conté sticks or Conté crayons, are a drawing medium composed of compressed powdered graphite or charcoal mixed with a clay base, square in cross-section. They were invented in 1795 by Nicolas-Jacques Conté, who created the combination of clay and graphite in response to the ...

  9. Andrew Loomis - Wikipedia

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    Andrew Loomis. William Andrew Loomis (June 15, 1892 – May 25, 1959) was an American illustrator, writer, and art instructor. His commercial work was featured prominently in advertising and magazines. However, Loomis is best known as the writer of a series of instructional art books printed throughout the 20th century, and also as the inventor ...