Dixon Eagle Eberhard Faber Empire Venus Wallace

Mid-Century Marketing: How Bonded Lead Was Branded

The clever and curious names pencil companies once used to describe gluing lead to wood.

Eagle Pencil Pricing Tombow

Are old pencils worth anything?

Like most things, the answer is … maybe.

Blackwing Eberhard Faber Palomino Pencil Pricing

How much is an original Blackwing 602 worth?

The value (and demand) of this vintage pencil has never been higher.

Dixon Madison Pencil Co.Stickers Ticonderoga US Pencil Co.

Rolling out new (vintage) stickers on International Pencil Day

Celebrating International Pencil Day with a trio of vintage pencil stickers

American Pencil Company Blackwing Eberhard Faber Palomino

Adjustable eraser pencils, past and present

Blackwings and other pencils with adjustable (clamp) erasers are all the rage today. Here’s the backstory on this 100th anniversary of Eberhard Faber’s paradigm-shifting pencil patent.

Dixon Eagle Stickers Wallace

A brand new way to get stuck on vintage pencils

Announcing the release of a new sticker series for some of my favorite vintage pencils