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  2. Mechanical pencil - Wikipedia

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    Lead sharpener/pointer and 2mm pencil lead in a clutch-type leadholder. A mechanical crayon holder by Caran d'Ache. In spite of the name, pencil leads do not contain the toxic chemical element lead, but are typically made with graphite and clay, or plastic polymers. The downside of mechanical leads are that they are not as strong as traditional ...

  3. 2mm Kolibri - Wikipedia

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    The 2mm Kolibri (also known as the 2.7mm Kolibri Car Pistol or 2.7×9mm Kolibri) was the smallest commercially available centerfire cartridge, [3] patented in 1910 and introduced in 1914 by Franz Pfannl, an Austrian watchmaker, with financial support from Georg Grabner. It was designed to accompany the Kolibri semi-auto pistol or single-shot ...

  4. 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 .

  5. Talk:Mechanical pencil - Wikipedia

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    I think clutch pencil is enough of a different device to have its own entry: 1. A clutch pencil needs to be sharpened (or pointed) 2. A clutch pencil can draw with varying thickness - mechanical pencils draw with a uniform thickness 3. The lead falls out when advancing - a mechanical pencil always holds the lead.

  6. Yard-O-Led - Wikipedia

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    It was founded 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). Originally based in Premier House, 12-13 Hatton Garden, London, the company moved in the late 1940s to 1 Great Cumberland Place, London.

  7. File:Mechanical Pencil Diagram.svg - Wikipedia

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    The following other wikis use this file: Usage on arz.wikipedia.org قلم رصاص ميكانيكى; Usage on cs.wikipedia.org Mikrotužka; Usage on ko.wikipedia.org

  8. Koh-i-Noor Hardtmuth - Wikipedia

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    At the 1889 World Fair in Paris, the Hardtmuths displayed their pencils rebranded as "Koh-I-Noor Hardtmuth". Each pencil was encased in a yellow cedar -wood barrel. The inspiration for the name was the Koh-i-Noor diamond (Persian for "Mountain of Light"), part of the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom, and the largest diamond in the world at ...

  9. RBL 12-pounder 8 cwt Armstrong gun - Wikipedia

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    The new technology involved required higher standards of gun maintenance and gunner training than the British army was prepared to provide and as a result the gun had a reputation in service for unreliability. In 1871 Britain reverted to muzzle-loading guns, such as the RML 9 pounder 8 cwt, which were cheaper and fired much cheaper ammunition.