Experience the 1890s Perfect Pointer Pencil Sharpener in action! This vintage gem from the late 1800s is a beautiful example of classic craftsmanship, and it still sharpens pencils with precision ...

Pencil on wove paper with watermark “J(osef) S(iegfried)/1796”. 1800. 20.7 x 23.7 cm. Dated “den 20 t Sept. 1800” lower centre. Paginated “15” and “16” by an unknown hand barely visible upper right on ...

But even if General's pencil-making process is still defined by the 28 patents Weissenborn filed in the late 1800s on machines that date back to that time, the strategy for how a pencil company ...

including examples of some of the earliest pencil sharpeners from the early 1800s. Admission to the museum is free, and Hocking Hills recommends you stop at the welcome center anyways to get a map ...

The museum said: "Our story begins in the heart of the Lake District with the discovery of graphite in the Borrowdale Valley and the birth of pencil making in Keswick. By the 1800s pencil making ...

So, obviously, I am always on the lookout for a great pencil skirt which leads me from my first emotion (love) to my next emotion--shock. Shock, that J.Crew has an $1,800 sequined pencil skirt ...

According to pencils.com, the best graphite available in the 1800s came from China, and pencil companies that used Chinese graphite wanted their customers to know. Yellow is the symbol for respect ...

The painted words on the rear of this building not only proclaim what is still inside -- General Pencil Company -- they also hint at the factory's long history, with sturdy, tall white letters in a ...