The ‘$40 Pencil’ That Almost Went Extinct

The '$40 Pencil' That Almost Went Extinct John Steinbeck used one to write “The Grapes of Wrath” and a Disney animator was buried with one. Blackwing pencils gained a coveted status among creatives for their speed and smoothness. Here’s why they almost went extinct and what it took to bring them…

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