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The company was established as "Fabrique Genevoise de Crayons Ecridor" in Geneva in 1915. [2] When Arnold Schweitzer took over the company in 1924, he renamed it after Caran d'Ache, the pseudonym of the Russian-French satiric political cartoonist Emmanuel Poiré – who in turn took his pseudonym from карандаш (karandash), the Russian word for 'pencil', itself of Turkic origin.
The history of the crayon is not entirely clear. The French word crayon, originally meaning "chalk pencil", dates to around the 16th century, and is derived from the word craie (chalk), which comes from the Latin word creta (Earth). [3] [4] The meaning later changed to simply "pencil", which it still means in modern French. [4]
Trois crayons (French: [tʁwɑ kʁɛjɔ̃]; English: "three pencils") is a drawing technique using three colors of chalk: red (), black (a type of oil shale), and white.The paper used may be a mid-tone such as grey, blue, or tan. [1]
A pen is a handheld device used to apply ink to a surface, usually paper, for writing or drawing. [1] Additional types of specialized pens are used in specific types of applications and environments such as in artwork, electronics, digital scanning and spaceflight, and computing.
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.
Maped (an acronym for Manufacture d'Articles de Précision Et de Dessin) is an independent, French, and family-owned brand in school supplies and accessories.Founded in 1947 in Annecy, Haute-Savoie, France, [4] Maped is now present in 125 countries with 20 affiliates in the scissors, pencil and eraser markets.
Goat Cheese, Pecan, and Mixed Green Salad. This premade salad consists of mixed greens, pecans, dried cranberries, bell peppers, tomatoes, red onions, and goat cheese with a honey vinaigrette. The ...
Nicolas-Jacques Conté (French pronunciation: [nikɔla ʒak kɔ̃te]; 4 August 1755 – 6 December 1805) was a French 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.