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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. Colored pencil - Wikipedia

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   A variety of colored pencils. A colored pencil (American English), coloured pencil (Commonwealth English), [1] colour pencil (Indian English), map pencil, [2] pencil crayon, or coloured/colouring lead (Canadian English, Newfoundland English) is a type of pencil constructed of a narrow, pigmented core encased in a wooden cylindrical case.

4. 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 ...

5. Pencil sharpener - Wikipedia

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   A pencil sharpener (or pencil pointer, or in Ireland a parer or topper [1]) is a tool for sharpening a pencil's writing point by shaving away its worn surface. Pencil sharpeners may be operated manually or by an electric motor. It is common for many sharpeners to have a casing around them, which can be removed for emptying the pencil shavings ...

6. Lead pencil - Wikipedia

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   Lead pencil may refer to: Pencil , a writing implement or art medium usually constructed of a narrow, solid pigment core inside a protective casing Mechanical pencil , a pencil with mechanically extendable solid pigment core called a lead

7. Pencil - Wikipedia

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   Graphite pencils (traditionally known as "lead pencils") produce grey or black marks that are easily erased, but otherwise resistant to moisture, most solvents, ultraviolet radiation and natural aging. Other types of pencil cores, such as those of charcoal, are mainly used for drawing and sketching.