BIC Xtra-Smooth Mechanical Pencils with Erasers (MPCE40-BLK) on Amazon"/> BIC, the renowned brand famous for delivering unbeatable quality in writing supplies, offers you an irresistible deal on ...

Twist-Erase III Mechanical Pencils feature ... stabilizes lead to reduce lead breakage Latex-free grip delivers maximum comfort and control With the jumbo Twist-Up Eraser, you'll suffer no smudges ...

“The leads inside are often broken ... held in place by a metal cuff. Every pencil we tested has an eraser on the end, a No. 2 or HB core, and a wooden, hexagonal barrel. Photo: Sarah Witman ...

Was sticking an eraser on the back of a pencil common sense, or a new invention? zimmytws/iStock On this day in 1868, Philadelphia stationery store owner H.L. Lipman patented something that ...

This set of six Mars Lumograph pencils includes a range of lead degrees, from HB to 8B ... They also have a superior eraser, which doesn’t dry out and erases cleaner than your classic yellow ...

Erasers as we know them today are a relatively ... adapted to the purpose of wiping from paper the mark of black lead pencil." The substance was rubber. 3. Erasers were invented by accident.

The pencil “lead” is actually a mixture of graphite and clay. More clay in the mixture makes the lead harder. A harder lead has a higher number. Pencils are numbered from 1-3 but most people use a ...