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Blackfeet Indian Pencils
The original had black imprinting with a small horse and rider logo, and the words “THE BLACKFEET INDIAN PENCIL” and the digit 2 for the lead hardness. There is a silver ferrule and light pink eraser. It writes nicely and the lead doesn’t crumble or splinter. A later version had a black ferrule and dark pink eraser. Unfortunately, this later version doesn’t maintain the quality of the classic version – the varnish is thinner, making the pencil less pleasant to hold, and the black ferrule doesn’t match the pencil as well, and can distract the eye. The pencils were made in Browning, Montana by the Blackfeet Indian Writing Company as part of a tribal owned economic initiative. I gather up to a hundred people may have been employed at the company’s peak, but it sadly appears to have been dormant the last few years. 52 comments to Blackfeet Indian Pencils |
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This is a great pencil. I found a partial box while emptying a drawer. I closely guard this pencil and left the remainder of the box at home. The sole pencil is now on my desk at work. It is wonderful to have it back. What a great piece of workmanship. Too bad they “sold out” and now this product is not available to me. Thank you for making such a great piece of office “equipment.”
Neal
I’m in Georgia.
Who did the Blackfeet Indian Writing Co. “sell out” to?