The History Of Pencils

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The History Of Pencils

• By Michael Fierro

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Where/How It Started

• The origin goes back to 1565, when a substance
  was found in Borrowdale, England.
• In 1761 cabinetmaker Kaspar Faber settled in
  Stein, Germany to make his first simple pencils. 
• Graphite was cut into narrow sticks and glued
  between two pieces of wood.

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Improvement

• In 1794 the Graphite-Clay process was invented.
• Powdered graphite was mixed with clay, shaped
  into thin rods.
• The greater the graphite content the softer
  and darker the lead.
• The greater the clay content the harder
  and lighter the lead.

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