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  2. Charles Rood Keeran - Wikipedia

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    However, he sold off his company, White Crown Fruit Jar, in order to finance his favorite invention: the Eversharp mechanical pencil. Around 1914, Keeran invented the basic mechanism for the Eversharp , thought up the "Eversharp" trademark (inspired by the Winchester Rifle logo), and set up a company to make and sell Eversharp pencils.

  3. Pencil case - Wikipedia

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    A pencil case can also contain a variety of other stationery such as sharpeners, pens, glue sticks, erasers, scissors, and rulers. Pencil cases can be made from a variety of materials such as wood or metal. Some pencil cases have a hard and rigid shell encasing the pens inside, while others use a softer material such as plastic, leather or cotton.

  4. Pencil - Wikipedia

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    Invented by Harold Grossman [53] for the Empire Pencil Company in 1967, plastic pencils were subsequently improved upon by Arthur D. Little for Empire from 1969 through the early 1970s; the plastic pencil was commercialised by Empire as the "EPCON" Pencil. These pencils were co-extruded, extruding a plasticised graphite mix within a wood ...

  5. Mary Kenner - Wikipedia

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    Mary Beatrice Davidson Kenner (May 17, 1912 – January 13, 2006) was an American inventor most noted for her development of the adjustable sanitary belt. [1] Kenner received five patents, which includes a carrier attachment for invalid walker and bathroom tissue dispenser.

  6. Pocket protector - Wikipedia

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    The pocket protector was invented during World War II by Hurley Smith while he was working in Buffalo, New York. He filed to patent the device on June 3, 1943, and he received patent number US 2417786A on March 18, 1947. [1] A competing claim for the invention came from Long Island plastics magnate Gerson Strassberg around 1952.

  7. Berol - Wikipedia

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    The "Eagle Pencil Company" was founded by Franconian immigrant Daniel Berolzheimer from Fürth [6] [7] in 1856 opening a pencil shop in New York City and a factory in Yonkers. In 1894 the company extended its business opening office, warehouse and showrooms in London. [8] Eagle Pencil Co. ad, c. 1900

  8. Fact check: Pencils are normally used to vote as ink can ...

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    Numerous claims have been made on social media encouraging voters to take their own pen to the polling station, as a pencil might allow votes to be tampered with.. Evaluation. Pencils are commonly ...

  9. Hymen Lipman - Wikipedia

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    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.