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  2. Mechanical pencil - Wikipedia

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    Detail of the first patent for a mechanical pencil. Sampson Mordan, 1822. Conrad Gessner described a lead holder pencil in 1565, but the lead had to be manually adjusted to sharpen it. [2] The earliest extant datable example of a mechanical pencil was found aboard the wreckage of HMS Pandora, which sank in 1791. [3]

  3. Sampson Mordan - Wikipedia

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    Silver mechanical pencil Catalogue from 1898. Sampson Mordan (c. 1790 – 9 April 1843) was a British silversmith and a co-inventor of the first patented mechanical pencil. During his youth, he was an apprentice of the inventor and locksmith Joseph Bramah, who patented the first elastic ink reservoir for a fountain pen.

  4. Slavoljub Eduard Penkala - Wikipedia

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    He became renowned for further development of the mechanical pencil (1906) [4] - then called an "automatic pencil" - and the first solid-ink fountain pen (1907). [5] On 24 January 1906 he registered the patent for an automatic pencil.

  5. John Isaac Hawkins - Wikipedia

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    The mechanical pencil (1822); the rights were sold to Sampson Mordan and Gabriel Riddle. [38] Trifocal corrective eyeglass lenses, patented in 1827, also coining the name "bifocal" for the dual focal length lenses invented by Benjamin Franklin [39] [40] Sugar refining, by the method of Edward Charles Howard for whom he had worked. [41]

  6. Pencil - Wikipedia

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    A pencil (/ ˈ p ɛ n s ə l / ⓘ) 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 other surface.

  7. The 50 best Christmas gifts for everyone on your list this year

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    Lego 2.0 Mechanical Pencil. $8 at Cult Pens. Best stocking stuffer for toddlers ... We have used it for our baby's first 13 months, but our favorite toy box was the first. This play kit comes with ...

  8. Yard-O-Led - Wikipedia

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    The Yard-O-Led Pencil Company is a manufacturing company founded in London, England in 1934 by German immigrant, Ludwig Brenner, [1] to produce his patent propelling pencils which contained twelve three inch leads (that is to say, 36 inches or a yard of lead).

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

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    Pencils are commonly used at polling stations instead of pens. This is because ink might run on to different sections of the ballot and obscure the voter’s choice. The Facts.

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