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pencil talk has some very informed readers! Frank, who kindly sent me two of the pencils that are part of this series, yesterday left a great comment which includes assessments of many of the pencils we’ll see this week – and others. Today we see another Bic pencil with a longstanding name – the Gilbert. Here is the modern incarnation of a classic pencil. The Critérium name dates at least as far back as the 1930s, and has continued through various mergers and acquisitions to the current Bic ownership. This is the first in a series on the pencils of France. The series is unfortunately a few years late, as France, like several other western countries, appears to have relocated most pencil production to China. Apologies for the downtime. An area storm knocked out server power for several hours. Here is one of the most unusual and specialized pencils ever manufactured. Stonemasonry pencils were mentioned at this site before I had ever seen one. With extremely hard 6H leads, they are meant for writing on stone and rock surfaces. Mr. Slate probably used one. |
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